Chris Boese · @ChrisBoese
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Chris Boese · @ChrisBoese
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polarportal · @polarportal
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The summer solstice is 's National Day

PILLUARIT!

Slightly unusually, the ablation season (net ice loss from melt) has yet to start in Greenland, surface melt is average for the time of year. Fresh snow is also still adding ice to the .

A start to the surface ablation season after the 21st June has only happened 4 times since 2000 - but was much more common in in the 80s + 90s.
Remember though - is still lost by of

polarportal.dk/en/greenland/su

#icebergs #calving #ice #icesheet #Greenland

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Jon Bowie · @JonBowie
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AKNativeNews · @AKNativeNews
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Caribou have been using same Arctic calving grounds for 3,000 years
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Caribou have been using the same Arctic calving grounds for more than 3,000 years, according to a new study by the University of Cincinnati.

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#alaska #canada #caribou #migration #tundra #calving

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JanWuite · @JanWuite
636 followers · 7 posts · Server fediscience.org

The long-anticipated event on Ice Shelf finally occurred last week:
-1#SAR image animation of , , showing the calving of -81. The size of the iceberg is approximately 1700 km² or roughly equal to the area of Greater London. Combined with the calving of iceberg -74 in February 2021, the ice shelf lost 3000 km² in surface area, more than the country of Luxembourg.

#a #iceberg #antarctica #BruntIceShelf #Sentinel #Copernicus #esa #brunt #calving

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AlexBurtonHargreaves · @AlBuHa
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Ruth Mottram · @Ruth_Mottram
3267 followers · 4451 posts · Server fediscience.org

An absolutely cracking first post on by @steflhermitte showing the over the last decades including the of s huge tabular this week.

@antarctica
fediscience.org/@steflhermitte

#noxp #antarctica #welcome #ff #iceberg #calving #BruntIceShelf #mastodon

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Ruth Mottram · @Ruth_Mottram
3268 followers · 4443 posts · Server fediscience.org

An absolutely cracking first post on by @steflhermitte showing the over the last decades including the of s huge tabular this week.

@antarctica
@https://fediscience.org/@steflhermitte/109746056713207720

#noxp #antarctica #welcome #ff #iceberg #calving #BruntIceShelf #mastodon

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Socratease · @Socratease
12 followers · 58 posts · Server universeodon.com

Massive event captured in crystal clear drone footage. This is our Earth in motion like you've never seen. Awe inspiring!

youtu.be/-GU8BpZg648

#glacier #calving #Greenland #melting #ClimateChange #sealevelrise

Last updated 2 years ago

O=C=O · @tuxom
2086 followers · 9212 posts · Server mastodon.social

Underwater Tsunami Created By Collapse Of Antarctic Glacier’s Front End

The front end of in that flow to the coast break apart due to melting, creating . These are known as events, and they can have dramatic consequences. Not only are large chunks of ice then free to move and reach lower latitudes, the process can also create powerful “internal ” that profoundly alter the .

iflscience.com/underwater-tsun

#glaciers #antarctica #icebergs #calving #tsunamis #ocean #cryosphere

Last updated 2 years ago