Glacier in Greenland grows after years of melting

March 26, 2019 06:06 pm | Updated 06:06 pm IST

Jakobshavn glacier, a major Greenland glacier that was one of the fastest shrinking ice and snow masses on Earth, is growing again according to a new NASA study.

But scientists are warning it is just temporary.

The change was recorded from two airborne missions in 2016 and 2017.

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