A cathedral of ice, more than 200 meters high, is raised and immediately destroyed
Jakobshavn Isbrae, West Greenland is one of the fastest glaciers on Earth. Every year, it discharges more than 50 gigatonnes of ice to the ocean in the form of large icebergs. Video: Adrien Wehrlé
In July 2022, a team of the Glaciology Group camped in front of this giant to deploy instruments at its surface. We were lucky enough to witness several large-scale calving events like the one in this video – shown here in triple speed.
More ...