Retreat of Northern Hemisphere Marine-Terminating Glaciers, 2000–2020 (IMAGE)

University of Ottawa

Retreat of Northern Hemisphere Marine-Terminating Glaciers, 2000–2020

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Trinity Glacier is one of the glaciers that has experienced the most retreat in the Canadian Arctic over the past 20 years, with losses of its terminus at a rate of approximately 1 km2 per year. This photograph shows a freshly calved large iceberg drifting away from the front of Trinity Glacier in August 2016.

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Luke Copland, University of Ottawa

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