In recent years, there have been notable changes in the annual ice accumulation patterns all over the world. Most importantly there has been a focus on Greenland with respect to its glaciers and their impact on sea-level rise. It has been found in several studies that Greenland is seeing faster than typical rates of warming and thus glacial melting than most any other place on earth (Bekryaev, 2010). Given the significant volume of ice held within glaciers on Greenland, there is a hugely significant volume of water that should be concerning for the population the world over should it begin to make its way into the oceans. Not only is the melting of the ice sheet concerning regarding raw sea-level, but the dumping of large amounts of the freshwater glaciers into the ocean could severely upset the thermohaline circulation in the North Atlantic Ocean, with devastating effects. The receding of glaciers and their feedback effects could also have implications on regulating heat temperature globally.
