Rain Showers Observed on Greenland's Summit

Rain showers were observed for the first time on Greenland's summit for the first time in history, Sputnik reported on Sunday.

National Snow & Ice Data Center (NSIDC) wrote: "On August 14, 2021, rain was observed at the highest point on the Greenland Ice Sheet for several hours, and air temperatures remained above freezing for about nine hours."

The heavy showers that dropped on the ice sheet summit of the world's largest island were extraordinary evidence of the fast environmental and ecological changes of the Arctic region.

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This phenomenal ecological event was caused by a slight increase in temperatures above the coldest areas of the island. Also, this proved that the Arctic island is getting warmer at a faster rate than is expected.

Lamont- Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University Researcher Marco Tedesco told New York Times: "It’s incredible because it does write a new chapter in the book of Greenland.”

It is worthy to mention that Greenland recorded an exceptional rise in temperatures which led the island to lose tonnes of its ice, in addition, melt-water created a passage into the island's ice sheet. 

The above-freezing weather was observed at the summit of the Arctic island's ice sheet summit for three times in a decade.