glacier
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Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier Is Close to Becoming Unhinged
There’s nothing like sitting through a series of presentations about all the ways one of the most imperiled glaciers on Earth to get the blood flowing.
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Greenland Lost Enough Ice in a Single Day to Cover Florida
It’s been a minute since we’ve checked in on Greenland. Let’s see what’s… oh, oh no. The ice sheet covering the island went into a major meltdown last week, and it’s ongoing as we speak. Enough ice melted in one single day to cover Florida in 5.1 centimetres of water.
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The Heat Wave Just Caused an Ice Quake in Alaska
The heat wave currently roasting the U.S. Pacific Northwest has made its way up to Alaska, where a 2.7 magnitude ice quake — the result of seismic activity triggered by melting glaciers — was just recorded 40 km east of Juneau.
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An Alaskan Glacier Has Started Moving Really, Really Fast
If you’re visiting Alaska this year, you may get to experience a once-in-a-lifetime geologic event. A glacier in Denali National Park has started moving between 50 to 100 times faster than normal.