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Canada’s ice shrinking rapidly

Melt from Arctic Archipelago will raise sea levels by 35 millimeters

By Erin Wayman

- More than 2 years ago

The glaciers of Canada’s Arctic islands are irreversibly melting, researchers warn.

THREATENED ICE During the 21st century, glacial melt in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago (including Ellesmere Island, shown in a satellite view) could raise global sea level by 35 millimeters, a new study finds.