How Greenland’s Ice Melt May Flood Coastal Cities

By Douglas McIntyre  •  June 12, 2025

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, reports that extreme temperatures in Iceland are accelerating the melting of Greenland’s ice sheet. Driven by global warming from fossil fuels, this melt is contributing to rising sea levels and increased flooding in distant coastal cities like Miami—demonstrating the global interconnectedness of climate change.

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