Greenland Just Lost a Manhattan-Sized Slab of Ice
Scientists say the breakup is Petermann Glacier’s largest floating-ice loss since 2012 and could be followed by two more large calvings.
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Greenland Just Lost a Manhattan-Sized Slab of Ice
A Manhattan-sized ice island has broken free from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier, and scientists say even bigger breaks may be coming. Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has documented a major breakup at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a 76 sq km portion of the glacier’s floating ice tongue separated on August 4, 2026. The loss is [...]
Giant Greenland iceberg slams into Joe Island and survives
A giant iceberg measuring more than 76 square kilometers broke from Greenland’s Petermann Glacier in August 2026, marking the Arctic’s largest glacier calving event since 2020. The berg later slammed into Joe Island but survived without breaking apart, and satellites are now tracking it as it drifts through Nares Strait.
An ice block with an area equivalent to Manhattan has emerged from the Petermann Glacier in Greenland at an event considered the most significant since 2020. The break, which took place on August 4...
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