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Where are the whales? Scientists find clues thousands of miles away

Short Wave

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The Mystery of Greenland's Ice Sheet

Since 2002, Greenland's ice sheet has been losing 280 billion tons of ice per year. Scientists are trying to figure out how much will that accelerate as the climate gets hotter. This melting water makes its way to the Atlantic Ocean, where it can have very big consequences.

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