Estuary may have weakened Greenland ice shelf before August 2026 breakup
Phys.org reports that a Manhattan-sized iceberg broke from northern Greenland’s Petermann Ice Shelf in August 2026—the glacier’s largest calving event since 2020.
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An estuary that repeatedly formed at Greenland’s Petermann Ice Shelf may have weakened the ice before a Manhattan-sized iceberg broke away in August 2026, Phys.org reports. The outlet describes the breakup as the glacier’s largest calving event since 2020.
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