Researchers from Friedrich-Alexander University in Germany reported that glacier 79N is approximately 80
Source: ESA/SENTINEL-2B
The breakaway site occupies about 110 sq. km. Satellite images show that it has split into many small pieces.
This event is further evidence that, according to scientists, rapid climate change is taking place in Greenland.
And in 2019 and 2020, there were record summer temperatures here.
Polar Explorer from Friedrich Alexander University in Germany
A big problem for ice platforms isthe presence of melt water on them, which fills and widens the cracks, this weakens the ice shelf. Oceanographers have noted higher sea temperatures, which are melting the ice shelf below.
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