It's really heating up: Greenland loses 1 trillion tons of ice in 4 years

Greenland's sensitivity to the environmental changes in neighbouring areas has caused a high ice-loss, says scientists. Photos: Reuters

Between 2011 and 2014 Greenland shed 1 trillion tons of ice which corresponds to twice the average of the preceding two decades, according to new data from the European Space Agency (ESA).

The findings, published in Geophysical Research Letters on Tuesday (July 12), combines data from the ESA's CyroSat mission with a regional climate model to map changes in Greenland ice-sheet mass.