Scientists from the University of Bergen discovered that giant swirling plumes deep within Greenland's ice sheet form through thermal convection, a slow churning motion driven by temperature differences between ice layers. The findings suggest deep ice in northern Greenland is roughly ten times softer than previously believed, which could help refine predictions about future ice sheet behavior and sea-level rise, though softer ice does not automatically mean faster melting.
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Scientists from the University of Bergen discovered that giant swirling plumes deep within Greenland's ice sheet form through thermal convection, a slow churning motion driven by temperature differences between ice layers. The findings suggest deep ice in northern Greenland is roughly ten times softer than previously believed, which could help refine predictions about future ice sheet behavior and sea-level rise, though softer ice does not automatically mean faster melting.