“Shapes of the Icefjord” by Jonas Høholt is a compilation of beautiful time-lapse recordings of the gigantic icebergs in Ilulissat’s Icefjord. Video: Jonas Høholt Icebergs move extremely slowly, practically imperceptible to the human eye. Danish...
Panda bears, alpacas and penguins felt the impact of calving events, but polar bears, who were closest, did not. Graphic: Oliver Day / Oregon State University In the immediate vicinity of Greenland, massive icebergs regularly broke off from an ice sheet in North...
Emperor penguins rely on fast ice – sea ice that is firmly attached to land, islands, or ice shelves and not pushed around by tides and currents – to breed and raise their young. The seasonal change in the extent of the fast ice is of crucial importance...
When icebergs float in the open ocean, they are exposed to winds, waves, and also slowly rising water and air temperatures. These ensure that the iceberg slowly melts and breaks up into smaller pieces. These processes have also been built into climate prediction...
Antarctic icebergs are not only very photogenic, but also impact their immediate environment by releasing the fresh water they are made of. If enough such ice giants drift freely, they could also affect ocean currents. This probably happened on a grand scale during...