HINDU NOTES-JUNE 16 and 17 2019 [UPSC IAS Current affairs]
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Hindu Notes from General Studies-01 Editorials are covered separately. HINDU NOTES are available free date wise| CLICK HERE ‘Greenland loses over 2 billion tonnes of ice in a single day’ News In a sign that this year could once again set records for loss in Greenland ice, researchers found that the Island’s ice sheet has lost more than two gigatonnes (a gigatonne is equal to one billion tonnes) of ice in just a day this week due to a widespread melting event. Findings The researchers found that the Greenland melting event was due to an atmospheric circulation in the Arctic and North Atlantic. The sudden spike in melting this year is comparable to some spikes seen seven years ago. Melting off early in the season makes it easier for further ice loss later…