GREENLAND: TOTAL ICE MELT IN LAST 4 DAYS?

If true and accurate this is fascinating and could indicate a real change:

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Satellites See Unprecedented Greenland Ice Sheet Surface Melt

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3CSUb6eQXc&feature=em-uploademail

Extent of surface melt over Greenland’s ice sheet on July 8 (left) and July 12 (right). Measurements from three satellites showed that on July 8, about 40 percent of the ice sheet had undergone thawing at or near the surface. In just a few days, the melting had dramatically accelerated and an estimated 97 percent of the ice sheet surface had thawed by July 12. — NASA

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