Rain falls on Greenland icecap for first time

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Rain has fallen on the summit of Greenland’s huge ice cap for the first time on record.

Rain fell on the summit on the 14th August. Although scientist were unable to measure the amount because there were no rain gauges there.

Temperatures are normal below freezing on the 3,216-metre peak.

But on the 14th August Greenland had temperatures around 18C higher than average. As a result, rain was able to fall.

Scientist believe that climate change is the key reason for the increase in temperatures.

Scientists have also found that Greenland’s ice is melting faster than any time in the past 12,000 years. In 2019 about 1m tonnes of ice melted every minute.

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Shem Banbury - Kiwi Kids News Editor

Shem Banbury is the Editor of Kiwi Kids News and is the Deputy Principal at Mount Maunganui Intermediate. In his spare time, he likes to train and compete in triathlons, play cricket and spend time with his family.

6 Responses

D.J Vaoifi says:

August 25, 2021 at 11:47 am

interesting stuff
Nikita says:

August 27, 2021 at 9:36 am

wow. Its interesting how the temperature randomly got warm enough for rain.
Rathnika says:

August 31, 2021 at 9:50 am

Wow, this cool about the changing temperature.
K.L says:

August 31, 2021 at 9:57 am

WOW. It’s interesting how the temperature raised up so high that it caused it to rain.
DENZIEL says:

August 31, 2021 at 10:06 am

I think it is interesting and it’s sad and how there might not be a icecap
Sid says:

October 21, 2021 at 2:45 pm

Imagine only getting rain for 1 day and never again