Balancing Act - Changes to the Greenland Ice Sheet

Since the early 2000s, the Greenland Ice Sheet’s mass balance has been consistently negative, meaning more mass is being lost than gained. But this change in mass balance hasn’t always happened at the same rate. In this Data Puzzle, students analyze temperature, snowfall, and meltwater rate datasets to investigate the question, "What factors are contributing to changes to the Greenland Ice Sheet in recent decades?"