Seafloor fiber sensing reveals how falling ice drives glacial retreat in Greenland

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Aug 13, 2025, 11:00 am76 ptsTrending
As glaciers melt, huge chunks of ice break free and splash into the sea, generating tsunami-sized waves and leaving behind a powerful wake as they drift away. This process, called calving, is important for researchers to understand. But the front of a glacier is a dangerous place for data collection.

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