Helheim Glacier's massive calving events don't behave the way scientists assumed

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Nov 5, 2025, 2:50 pm125 ptsTrending
For nearly a decade, Leigh Stearns and collaborators aimed a laser scanner system at Greenland's Helheim Glacier. Their long-running survey reveals that Helheim's massive calving events don't behave the way scientists once thought, reframing how ice loss contributes to sea-level rise.

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