Glacial Meltwater River that Has Drained from the Greenland Ice Sheet (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Glacial Meltwater River that Has Drained from the Greenland Ice Sheet

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Pictured is a glacial meltwater river that has drained from the Greenland Ice Sheet. These rivers contain high amounts of suspended glacial flour as the ice sheet acts like a natural bulldozer, giving the rivers a grey milky color

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Image credit: Kathy Kasic (photographer).

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