Collection: The state of Glaciers in Greenland

The state of Glaciers in Greenland
Changes in glaciers and ice caps provide some of the clearest indicators of climate change and this highly sensitive region is profoundly effected by subsequent changes in weather patterns. The precipitation/freeze/melt cycle of <a href='http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/ice-sheets-schematic-illustration-for-greenland-and-antarctica'&g ...

• Greenland mountains stick out the ice shield Almost entire Greenland is covered by a massive ice shield. Only on the edges peak mountains are sticking out.

  By Peter Prokosch

  
  
• Glacier from above Glaciers store about 75% of the world's freshwater and cover an astonishing 15,000,000 square kilometers of the World. Flying over these spectacular natural phenomena can be disorientating, as in this photograph, there c...

  By Peter Prokosch

  
  
• Glacier from the air Changes in glaciers and ice caps provide some of the clearest indicators of climate change and impacts on global sea levels. The latest UNEP/World Glacier Monitoring Service (WGMS) publication shows that there is mountin...

  By Lawrence Hislop

  
  
• Leading edge of the Store Glacier, Greenland Store Glacier is 5.5 km wide at its front and is ranked 2nd or 3rd in iceberg discharge for west Greenland at 13.2 – 17.5 km3 year. Store Glacier is one of a number of remarkably stable Greenland ice sheet outlets amongs...

  By Lawrence Hislop

  
  
• Ice canyon in the Store Glacier According to available imagery dating back to 1964, Store Glacier has not significantly changed its front position in recent history. In Greenland as a whole, between 2000-2008 there has been 920 square kilometers of are...

  By Lawrence Hislop

  
  
• Detail of glacial ice According to available imagery dating back to 1964, Store Glacier has not significantly changed its front position in recent history. In Greenland as a whole, between 2000-2008 there has been 920 square kilometers of are...

  By Lawrence Hislop

  
  
• Aerial view of the Store Glacier in North West Greenland Store Gletscher, 5.5 km wide at its front, is ranked 2nd or 3rd in iceberg discharge for west Greenland at 13.2 – 17.5 km3 year. Store Glacier is one of a number of remarkably stable Greenland ice sheet outlets, having n...

  By Lawrence Hislop

  
  
• Icebergs in Uummannaq, Greenland The Arctic is a highly sensitive region that is being profoundly affected by the changing climate. Temperatures in this region are rising twice as fast at they are anywhere else in the world.

  By Lawrence Hislop

  
  
• Icebergs in Uummannaq, Greenland The Arctic is a highly sensitive region that is being profoundly affected by the changing climate. Temperatures in this region are rising twice as fast at they are anywhere else in the world. Once in the water, icebe...

  By Lawrence Hislop

  
  
• Foggy peak in Uummannaq, Greenland The Arctic is a highly sensitive region that is being profoundly affected by the changing climate. Temperatures in this region are rising twice as fast at they are anywhere else in the world. Sea ice covers parts of ...

  By Lawrence Hislop

  
  
• Icebergs in Uummannaq, Greenland A study by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2010 put Greenland and Antarctic Ice sheets as the dominant contributors to sea level rise, ahead of mountain glaciers. The rate of ice loss from Greenland's ice sheet has o...

  By Lawrence Hislop

  
  
• Icebergs in Uummannaq, Greenland Glaciers in West Greenland are melting faster at the point where ice meets the sea compared to above the surface. This suggests that under-sea melting caused by warmer ocean waters is playing a key role in this. All majo...

  By Lawrence Hislop

  
  
• Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland The Ilulissat Icefjord runs west 40 km (25 mi) from the Greenland ice sheet to Disko Bay close to the town of Ilulissat. At its eastern end is the Jakobshavn Isbræ glacier, the world's fastest moving glacier.

  By Lawrence Hislop

  
  
• Seal hunters near Ilulissat, Greenland Seal hunting is only legal in 5 countries: Greenland, Norway, Namibia, Russia and Canada. Traditionally, seal hunting, whaling and fishing have been the basis of the economy for the local Inuit population. Hunting in sum...

  By Lawrence Hislop

  
  
• Iceberg, Ilulissat Icefjord Jakobshavn Glacier in the Ilulissat Icefjord holds the record as Greenland's fastest moving glacier and is a major contributor to the mass balance of the continental ice sheet. According to NASA scientists, Jakobshavn is...

  By Lawrence Hislop