A new study has revealed that rain is falling in Greenland despite the usually freezing Arctic winter, and scientists say this is accelerating the melting of ice in the region.
The findings show that while there were roughly two spells of winter rain every year in the early phase of the study period, it has risen to 12 spells a year since 2012.
A massive Greenland ice sheet is being closely watched, and if it was to melt, the world’s sea level would rise by seven metres, threatening coastal populations.