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Sunny skies melt Greenland's vast ice sheet
![This is a photo of the Greenland ice sheet taken by the University of Bristol research team.
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This is a photo of the Greenland ice sheet taken by the University of Bristol research team. HANDOUT Credit: University of Bristol [Via MerlinFTP Drop]
University Of Bristol![Enjoying the late-summer sunset after a hard day of fieldwork on the Greenland ice sheet, mid-August 2016.
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Enjoying the late-summer sunset after a hard day of fieldwork on the Greenland ice sheet, mid-August 2016. HANDOUT Credit: Andrew Tedstone, Black and Bloom (@Glacier_Albedo) [Via MerlinFTP Drop]
Andrew Tedstone, Black And Bloom (@Glacier_Albedo)![The Black & Bloom field team hiking towards a ridge to take biological samples of the ice surface, August 2016.
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The Black & Bloom field team hiking towards a ridge to take biological samples of the ice surface, August 2016. HANDOUT Credit: Andrew Tedstone, Black and Bloom (@Glacier_Albedo) [Via MerlinFTP Drop]
Andrew Tedstone, Black And Bloom (@Glacier_Albedo)![Sunset over the Black&Bloom field camp, August 2016.
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Sunset over the Black&Bloom field camp, August 2016. HANDOUT Credit: Andrew Tedstone, Black and Bloom (@Glacier_Albedo) [Via MerlinFTP Drop]
Andrew Tedstone, Black And Bloom (@Glacier_Albedo)![Late summer sunset and picturesque clouds over the Black&Bloom field camp, August 2016.
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Late summer sunset and picturesque clouds over the Black&Bloom field camp, August 2016. HANDOUT Credit: Andrew Tedstone, Black and Bloom (@Glacier_Albedo) [Via MerlinFTP Drop]
Andrew Tedstone, Black And Bloom (@Glacier_Albedo)![Large meltwater lakes forming over the Greenland ice sheet in August 2016.
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Large meltwater lakes forming over the Greenland ice sheet in August 2016. HANDOUT Credit: Andrew Tedstone, Black and Bloom (@Glacier_Albedo) [Via MerlinFTP Drop]
Andrew Tedstone, Black And Bloom (@Glacier_Albedo)![Exchange of fieldwork staff on a sunny day in August 2016.
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Credit: Andrew Tedstone, Black and Bloom (@Glacier_Albedo) [Via MerlinFTP Drop]](/gcdn/-mm-/0665ca98fefbadaac8ae04c665cf9a96a4adf54c/c=878-391-3483-1863/local/-/media/2017/06/28/USATODAY/USATODAY/636342527404307394-XXX-hofer6HR.JPG?width=660&height=373&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Exchange of fieldwork staff on a sunny day in August 2016. HANDOUT Credit: Andrew Tedstone, Black and Bloom (@Glacier_Albedo) [Via MerlinFTP Drop]
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