Learning How Ocean Water Melts Glaciers

by | Jan 31, 2022

To learn how ocean water is melting glaciers, NASA's Oceans Melting Greenland mission extensively surveyed the coastline of the world's largest island. The airborne mission found that Greenland’s glaciers that empty into the ocean, like Apusiaajik Glacier shown here, are at greater risk of rapid ice loss than previously understood.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

 

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