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Dave Levitan
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Deputy editor, Splinter, covering climate and more. Previous: The Messenger/Grid, bylines all over before that. Author: NOT A SCIENTIST: How politicians mistake, misrepresent, and utterly mangle science (2017, WW Norton). Davelevitan{at}gmail.com
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More Bad Ice News: a new study finds that Greenland ice sheet loss has been underestimated by as much 20%. An area bigger than Rhode Island disappeared and we didn't account for it before.

We've Underestimated How Much Ice Greenland Has Lost By A Trillion Tons
We've Underestimated How Much Ice Greenland Has Lost By A Trillion Tons

The new findings add to the mountain of evidence showing Greenland's ice is in dire straits

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ARalanrew.bsky.social

So sea levels will rise faster than we thought they would.

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😮 wow!

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JAanniemouse.bsky.social

—How do you ’lose’ an entire state worth of ice? —Well, to be fair, sir, it’s not a very big state.

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Ffintantwrong.bsky.social

In the UK, areas are communicated in multiples of Wales

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Well, there goes the real Rhode Island. I’m hope the Atlanteans like Autocrat Coffee Milk.

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MEmagicelectric.bsky.social

That’s how many Saarland’s? 1 Saarland = 2.500 km²

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DJsciencedjv.bsky.social

Has anyone tried yelling "Marco!" to see if it will respond "Polo!" so we can put it back?

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RHronhogan.bsky.social

(A mass of ice larger than) 🎶Rhode Island drops into the ocean, No place to call home anymore: Lovecraft in Brooklyn🎶 @themountaingoats.bsky.social knew the score, even back then!

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Dave Levitan
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Deputy editor, Splinter, covering climate and more. Previous: The Messenger/Grid, bylines all over before that. Author: NOT A SCIENTIST: How politicians mistake, misrepresent, and utterly mangle science (2017, WW Norton). Davelevitan{at}gmail.com
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