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European and US researchers who claim they've found a better way of measuring the melting ice cap say they're quite sure that Greenland's melting ice cap makes sea levels rise by half a millimeter annually.

Greenland lost an average of 195 cubic kilometers of ice per year between 2003 and 2008, the researchers say in an article published recently in the scientific journal Geophysical Research Letters. That is enough to cause an annual increase in the global sea level of half a millimetre, or 5 cm over the course of the next century.

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It's no secret that TreeHugger isn't fond of single-use bottles of water - there seems no trapping of modern life easier to let go of, when municipalities spend oodles to make most tap water clean, and reusable bottles come in every size and color - there are even some cool ones aimed at getting kids off the one-use bottle!

Icebergs become 'high-end' bottled water

Picture a hot summer afternoon. Neighborhood kids running in slow motion around a New York City block, the corner fire hydrant shooting out an elegant geyser into the air. All of a sudden of “The Entertainer” sounds from a distance, paralyzing every child within earshot with the prospect of the ultimate summer respite—ice cream.

Have you ever sat back and wondered whether it would be possible for you to create a castle made of ice? Or perhaps an ice palace or frozen hotel?

The Snow Castle of Kemi, Finland. Image by Dmitry Makarov

Post from Environmental Graffiti: an environmental news blog

Volcano, Not Global Warming Effects, May be Melting an Antarctic Glacier

Scientists have discovered a layer of volcanic ash and glass shards in Antarctica, evidence of an old eruption by a still active volcano that researchers believe may be contributing to the thinning of Antarctic glacial ice.

A NASA photo of the Pine Island glacial shelf