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polarportal

The summer solstice is #Greenland'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 #IceSheet.

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 - #ice is still lost by #calving of #icebergs

polarportal.dk/en/greenland/su

Map of Greenland showing blue patches where ice is gained and red patches where ice is lost.
Map of Greenland showing where melt occurred on the 21st June in red
Photograph of a large ice berg floating under clear blue skies, reflected in the water around it. In the foreground grey bedrock and brown moorland.
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AKNativeNews

Caribou have been using same Arctic calving grounds for 3,000 years
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Western Arctic Caribou. Image-U.S. Fish and Wildlife

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.

Female caribou shed their antlers within days...
alaska-native-news.com/caribou
#alaska #canada #caribou #migration #tundra #calving grounds

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O=C=O

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

The front end of #glaciers in #Antarctica that flow to the coast break apart due to melting, creating #icebergs. These are known as #calving 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 #tsunamis” that profoundly alter the #ocean.

iflscience.com/underwater-tsun

A melting glacier falling apart. Image credit: pavlanecasova.com/Shutterstock.com
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