Greenland lost about 105 billion metric tons of ice in the year ending August 2025, its 29th consecutive year of net loss, while satellites captured vast gray patches where dust and soot darkened the surface and allowed it to absorb even more sunlight

1.0ECOticias.comhttps://www.ecoticias.com/enAdrian Villellashttps://www.ecoticias.com/en/author/adrian-villellas/Greenland lost about 105 billion metric tons of ice in the year ending August 2025, its 29th consecutive year of net loss, while satellites captured vast gray patches where dust and soot darkened the surface and allowed it to absorb even more sunlightrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ku5K9gh5QA"><a href="https://www.ecoticias.com/en/greenland-ice-loss-dark-dust-soot/37033/">Greenland lost about 105 billion metric tons of ice in the year ending August 2025, its 29th consecutive year of net loss, while satellites captured vast gray patches where dust and soot darkened the surface and allowed it to absorb even more sunlight</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ecoticias.com/en/greenland-ice-loss-dark-dust-soot/37033/embed/#?secret=ku5K9gh5QA" width="600" height="338" title="“Greenland lost about 105 billion metric tons of ice in the year ending August 2025, its 29th consecutive year of net loss, while satellites captured vast gray patches where dust and soot darkened the surface and allowed it to absorb even more sunlight” — ECOticias.com" data-secret="ku5K9gh5QA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.ecoticias.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/melt-on-the-greenland-ice-sheet-768x432.jpg600338