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Still Images and Video Available: Lakes of Meltwater Can Crack Greenland's Ice and Contribute to Faster Ice-Sheet Flow
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![Photo of Greenland surface lake](/news/mmg/media/images/lakes_f1.jpg)
Surface lakes of meltwater--called supraglacial lakes--dot the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Credit: Ian Joughin / University of Washington Polar Science Center
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![Photo of scientists installing a monitoring station in Greenland](/news/mmg/media/images/installstation_f.jpg)
Ian Howat and Twila Moon, from the University of Washington, install a station to remotely monitor and record weather information.
Credit: Ian Joughin / University of Washington Polar Science Center
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