Ilulissat Glacier Break-Up Caught On Tape In Largest Calving Event Ever Recorded (VIDEO) [1]
Huff Post - 12/12/12, Ryan Grenoble
Source: YouTube.com [2]
Insofar as evidence of climate change goes, it's hard to beat watching a glacier comparable in size to Manhattan disintegrate in front of your eyes.
This May 30, 2012 image provided by Ian Joughin shows an iceberg in or just outside the Ilulissat fjord, that likely calved from Jakobshavn Isbrae, the fastest glacier in west Greenland. (AP file photo)
Video of that event, captured along with other frightening scenes, is front and center in "Chasing Ice [3]," a recently-released documentary focused on examining the world's glaciers to determine evidence of broader climate change.
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