Greenland becoming darker, warmer as its snow ages and changes shape

A reduction in the amount of fresh, light-colored snow in parts of Greenland is exposing older, darker snow. The research reports on new weather patterns and explains how the changing shape of snowflakes on the surface is leading to conditions on Greenland's ice sheet, including possibly increased melting.

source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/05/210517105704.htm