US EditionSatellites Reveal a Hidden Lake Burst Through Greenland Ice Sheet in 2014, Causing Major Flooding and a Deep Crater
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Satellites reveal a hidden lake burst through Greenland Ice Sheet in 2014, causing major flooding and a deep crater
A hidden lake beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet unexpectedly drained more than a decade ago, fracturing the ice surface and forming a large crater — an event only recently uncovered by Earth-observing satellites.
Satellite images reveal how a subglacial lake broke out through the Greenland ice cap – a phenomenon that has never been witnessed before that could be driven by an increase in temperatures The satellite image of the subglacial lake area after the flood of the explosion occurred, showing the fracturing of the cap [...]
The event formed a crater 85 meters deep and shows that water can ascend through the ice.
Due to global warming, the Greenlandic ice sheet is thawing. The meltwater usually flows into the sea. Sometimes, however, it can also develop destructive force, as a study now reveals. Satellite data show that in 2014 a meltwater lake under the ice layer pushed upwards with such force that the ice sheet bursts and the water masses rise [...] The post Massive flood ripped craters in Greenland's ice sheet appeared first on wissenschaft.de.
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