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The thing is, glaciers move, so it is quite normal for them to calve, unlike an ice shelf. Global warming might cause glaciers to move faster by various influen
by njarboe 9y ago
The thing is, glaciers move, so it is quite normal for them to calve, unlike an ice shelf. Global warming might cause glaciers to move faster by various influences and the thinning of the glaciers and the ice fields that feed them can be a real concern, but big calving from glaciers is not. Here is a gif[1] in the same twitter feed showing this iceberg calved off at almost the same location as the last one; meaning the glacier is not shrinking like many in Greenland are.
[1]https://twitter.com/StefLhermitte/status/911722449225515008 https://twitter.com/StefLhermitte/status/911722449225515008