CNN claims ‘first time on record’ rain in Greenland – Reality Debunks the claim

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/19/weather/greenland-summit-rain-climate-change/index.html

Rain fell at the normally snowy summit of Greenland for the first time on record

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Reality Check: 

https://realclimatescience.com/2021/08/first-time-on-record/

“First Time On Record”

CNN says that rain fell in the center of the Greenland ice sheet for the first time ever and a few hours of weather proves climate change.

Greenland: Rain fell at summit for first time on record – CNN

The same thing happened in 1933 and 1950.

SR-216 SUMMER CLIMATE AT SELECTED SITES ON THE ROSS ICE SHELF AND THE GREENLAND ICE SHEET

The Greenland surface mass balance has been above average for three out of the past five years.

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