Decades of retreat are visible from above, but harder-to-see changes below the waterline could also affect this iconic glacier’s future.
Published May 19, 2023Acquired September 13, 2012, this natural-color image shows the fragmented ice island, PII-2012, in Nares Strait.
Published Sep 17, 2012Acquired July 30, 2012, this natural-color image shows a recently calved iceberg drifting away from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier.
Published Aug 2, 2012Acquired May 31, 2012, and July 12, 2012, these images compare conditions along the Watson River at Kangerlussuaq, which was struck by floods in July 2012.
Published Jul 27, 2012In July 2012, satellites observed melting on nearly 97 percent of the ice sheet surface.
Published Jul 25, 2012Acquired July 21, 2012, this image shows the iceberg that recently calved off Greenland’s Petermann Glacier as it continues to drift down the fjord.
Published Jul 23, 2012Acquired with 23 hours on July 16-17, 2012, these three images track the calving of a new iceberg off Greenland’s Petermann Glacier.
Published Jul 18, 2012