Petermann Glacier in Greenland Calves Large Ice Island

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Published: 2026-08-25
Category: science
Source: ScienceDaily (citing European Space Agency)
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Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission observed a 76 square kilometer section of Greenland's Petermann Glacier detaching on August 4, 2026, forming an ice island comparable in size to Manhattan. This event marks the glacier's largest calving since 2012 and the Arctic's biggest since 2020, underscoring significant changes in Earth's polar regions.

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