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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Zachariae Isstrøm, NE Greenland, has lost more area than any other glacier in the Northern Hemisphere since 2000 due to the loss of its ice shelf.

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Will Kochtitzky with image from Landsat 8, USGS

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