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Greenland's ice sheet experienced a record-breaking melt in July, losing 197 billion tons of ice. Experts warn that receding ice could expose toxic nuclear waste left at secret U.S. military sites, such as Camp Century, during the Cold War. The environmental impact includes rising sea levels and the potential release of ancient bacteria and methane trapped beneath the glaciers.
A report from November 1922 published in the Monthly Weather Review described radical changes in the Arctic, including disappearing icebergs and rising water temperatures. The text predicted that the ice melt would soon make coastal cities uninhabitable. The hosts use this to argue that dire climate predictions have been a recurring theme for over a century.
