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Greenland's melting ice sheet is now the single biggest contributor to global sea level rise. Image: REUTERS/Bob Strong
Robert Law
PhD candidate, University of Cambridge
Adam Booth
Associate Professor in Applied Geophysics, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds

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