Frequent Rain Is Causing <br />Greenland Ice to Melt During the Winter The rain is currently only affecting the <br />south and southwest regions. Should all of the ice in the south regions melt, <br />coastal cities around the globe could become flooded. During the winter, new snowfalls makeup for ice <br />that melted over the warmer seasons. Earlier records from Greenland <br />weather stations say rain used to fall an average of two times during the winter. But as of 2012, reports say it has rained a<br />dozen times throughout winter annually. Rain does freeze after melting the ice, but <br />leaves the surface with a darker complexion. Since darkened ice absorbs more of the sun's heat, affected areas are now melting faster <br />during the spring and summer.
