Greenland’s Petermann Glacier is rapidly retreating with increased thinning and accelerated flow. Warming ocean waters are enhancing melt rates, especially at the glacier’s grounding zone, and iceberg calving events have reduced the ice tongue significantly. These changes are raising concerns over potential contributions to global sea level rise.
Decades of retreat are visible from above, but harder-to-see changes below the waterline could also affect this iconic glacier’s future.
Petermann Glacier is one of Greenland’s largest marine-terminating glaciers. Like most glaciers that…
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