Sea Level 'Fingerprint' , Confirms the Greenland Ice Sheet , Is Rapidly Melting.<br />NBC reports that scientists have found <br />unambiguous proof that a phenomenon <br />critical to predicting climate change exists.<br />On September 29, researchers announced <br />that they detected a sea level "fingerprint" left <br />by the melting of the Greenland ice sheet.<br />Scientists were able to pinpoint the unique <br />pattern of sea level change which has <br />previously been linked to melting ice.<br />NBC reports that it is the first time that such a fingerprint <br />has been measured and was made possible with <br />the help of high-resolution satellite observations.<br />Those fingerprints are then <br />applied to models used <br />to predict sea level rise.<br />These predictions allow scientists to better <br />understand the impact of climate change <br />and how to best prepare for future threats.<br />Sophie Coulson, a postdoctoral fellow at Los Alamos <br />National Laboratory and the lead author of the study, says <br />that the melting of the Greenland ice sheet is accelerating.<br />NBC reports that the Greenland ice sheet covers <br />approximately 80% of the country and <br />contains vast amounts of frozen water.<br />The team's findings were <br />published in the journal 'Science.'.<br />Currently, the rapid melting of the Greenland <br />ice sheet is believed to be responsible <br />for as much as 20% of global sea level rise
