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Filmmaker records iceberg calving at Ilulissat, Greenland

Original: 🧊 ICYMI: When an # iceberg splits apart, giant slabs of blue # ice collapse into the # sea , triggering fractures that s

Footage filmed at dawn in Ilulissat, Greenland, by cinematographer Richard Sidey shows an iceberg splitting apart, with huge slabs of deep blue ice collapsing into the sea. The collapse triggers fractures and waves across the surrounding water, accompanied by deep creaks and rumbles. The dramatic images of the calving event are being widely shared, drawing attention to the power of Greenland's glacial ice and its slow-motion transformation.

Why now: Dramatic footage of an iceberg calving in Greenland resonates amid ongoing concern over polar ice loss

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• 🧊 ICYMI: When an # iceberg splits apart, giant slabs of blue # ice collapse into the # sea , triggering fractures that send # waves across the surrounding # water . Recorded at early light in # Ilulissat , # Greenland , Richard Sidey captured the deep creaks and rumbles of a #… · tksst@fediscience.org · 11

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