life
shēng huó
生活
research / study
yánjiū
研究
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
Greenland
Gélínglán
格陵兰
ice sheet
bīng gài
冰盖
extreme
jíduān
极端
melting / to melt
rónghuà
融化
events / incidents
shìjiàn
事件
since 1990
zì 1990 nián
自1990年
since / from (a point in time)
yǐlái
以来
to surge / to increase sharply
jīzēng
激增
sixfold / six times
liù bèi
六倍
published in
fābiǎo yú
发表于
Nature (science journal)
Zìrán
《自然》
under / affiliated with
qíxià
旗下
sub-journal / affiliated journal
zǐ kān
子刊
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
a (measure word for studies/items)
yī xiàng
一项
new study / new research
xīn yánjiū
新研究
to show / to indicate
xiǎnshì
显示
Greenland
Gélínglán
格陵兰
ice sheet
bīng gài
冰盖
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
extreme
jíduān
极端
melting / to melt
rónghuà
融化
events / incidents
shìjiàn
事件
since 1990
zì 1990 nián
自1990年
since / from (a point in time)
yǐlái
以来
has increased by
zēngjiā le
增加了
sixfold / six times
liù bèi
六倍
May 6, 2026 at 9:50 AM
University of Barcelona
Bāsāiluónà Dàxué
巴塞罗那大学
to lead
lǐngdǎo
领导
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
a (measure word for studies/items)
yī xiàng
一项
research / study
yánjiū
研究
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
Greenland
Gélínglán
格陵兰
ice sheet
bīng gài
冰盖
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
extreme
jíduān
极端
melting / to melt
rónghuà
融化
events / incidents
shìjiàn
事件
more and more / increasingly
yuèláiyuè
越来越
frequent / recurring
pínfán
频繁
compared with / and
yǔ
与
the past
guòqù
过去
compared with / in comparison
xiāngbǐ
相比
the year 1990
1990 nián
1990年
since / from (a point in time)
yǐlái
以来
every decade / per decade
měi shí nián
每十年
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
meltwater volume / amount of ice melt
róng xuě liàng
融雪量
from
cóng
从
12.7 gigatons
127 yì dūn
127亿吨
to increase to
zēng zhì
增至
82.4 gigatons
824 yì dūn
824亿吨
has increased by
zēngjiā le
增加了
sixfold / six times
liù bèi
六倍
research / study
yánjiū
研究
personnel / researchers
rényuán
人员
to find / to discover
fāxiàn
发现
since records began
yǒu jìlù yǐlái
有记录以来
most severe / worst
zuì yánzhòng
最严重
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
ten times / ten occasions
shí cì
十次
melting / to melt
rónghuà
融化
events / incidents
shìjiàn
事件
among / within
zhōng
中
seven times / seven occasions
qī cì
七次
to occur / to happen
fāshēng
发生
in / at
zài
在
the year 2000
2000 nián
2000年
after / since then
zhīhòu
之后
to be affected / affected
shòu yǐngxiǎng
受影响
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
ice sheet
bīng gài
冰盖
area / surface area
miànjī
面积
since 1990
zì 1990 nián
自1990年
since / from (a point in time)
yǐlái
以来
every decade / per decade
měi shí nián
每十年
to expand / to increase
kuòdà
扩大
approximately / about
yuē
约
2.8 million square kilometers
280 wàn píngfāng gōnglǐ
280万平方公里
scientists
kēxuéjiā
科学家
to warn / warning
jǐnggào
警告
if
rúguǒ
如果
greenhouse gases
wēnshì qìtǐ
温室气体
emissions / to emit
páifàng
排放
to continue
jìxù
继续
to increase
zēngjiā
增加
by / until
dào
到
this century
běn shìjì
本世纪
mid-period / middle of the century
zhōngyè
中叶
record-breaking
pò jìlù
破纪录
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
melting / to melt
rónghuà
融化
events / incidents
shìjiàn
事件
possibly / might
kěnéng
可能
to become
chéngwéi
成为
the norm / a normal state
chángtài
常态
Greenland
Gélínglán
格陵兰
ice sheet
bīng gài
冰盖
(possessive / modifying particle)
de
的
large-scale
dàguīmó
大规模
melting / to melt
rónghuà
融化
will (future marker)
jiāng
将
to lead to / to cause
dǎozhì
导致
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
sea level
hǎipíngmiàn
海平面
significantly / notably
xiǎnzhù
显著
to rise / to increase
shàngshēng
上升