Greenland’s Ice Melt

Scientists believe Greenland’s ice sheet is melting 100 years faster than previously predicted because of global warming.

Carbon dioxide emissions are causing temperatures to rise and that’s making Greenland glaciers melt at rates faster than previously expected. Living on Earth host Steve Curwood talks with Richard Alley, professor of geosciences at Penn State University, about how melting ice sheets may affect sea levels and global coastlines.