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Greenland over the last ten years. we've seen an increase in the melting. we've seen accelerating glaciers and we've seen a loss from ice in greenland each year compared to what's coming in. >> the magic question here, obviously, what are the chances that this has, that climate change has had some impact on this? >> i think it is 100%. that this is a result of climate change. we see the temperatures rising in greenland. the temperature are rising about 2 degrees centigrade in ten years. that's 3.5 degrees fahrenheit. the changes taking place in the arctic and greenland, the global warming is a...

Put in it your own terms so we understand what we're dealing with. >> you saw a little while ago that icebergs come off of greenland all the time. they do. approximately half the ice that leaves greenland each year come out directly into the ocean in icebergs. the other half melts on land. this is a very big chunk. usually we have the stability between the ice flowing down the glaciers and in this case, the floating part of the tongue. what has happened is that the floating part has been getting thinner. we believe it is getting thinner because of warming temperatures of the ocean that increas...

Chunk of ice sounds silly considering the enormity of what might be happening here. put in it your own terms so we understand what we're dealing with. >> you saw a little while ago that icebergs come off of greenland all the time. they do. approximately half the ice that leaves greenland each year come out directly into the ocean in icebergs. the other half melts on land. this is a very big chunk. usually we have the stability between the ices flowing down the glaciers and in this case, it's the floating part of the tongue. what has happened is that the floating part has been getting thinner. ...

Situation, r.b. trombley joins us live. good morning to you. >> good morning jim and kiran, nice to be with you. >> it doesn't look like we have volcanos behind you there, but we appreciate you making time for us. >> the big question that a lot of people have this morning is essentially, how long is this going to go on? i mean, this could go on for a while. >> that is the magic question, isn't it? most volcanos when they erupt will erupt for a day or two, some erupt for a week or two. others for a month or two. this particular volcano has erupted last erupted in 1821 on december the 19th and s...