Between moss-covered peat bogs and glacial valley lakes, water-logged troughs mostly line the gentle slopes of the sub-Antarctic island coasts. A few rare flowering plants find refuge there, plants that are fond of spaces rich in nutrients brought by marine animals....
Frozen landscape of the Disko Bay in Ilulissat produced by the calving of the glacier Jakobshavn Isbræ. Image: Michael Wenger An event in the life of glaciers that had never been observed before has just surprised glaciologists. A lake resting on the ice cap drained...