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Petermann glacier - the bigger picture

Blog entry by JulietteH | 10 August, 2010 3 comments

What does the major calving event of Petermann glacier mean? We asked Professor Jason Box, a leading expert who was on board our 2009 Arctic expedition for his feedback on this issue. Here is what he has to say. (Adapted from text...

Global warning: Arctic glacier breaks up

Blog entry by LisaV | 8 August, 2010

Image: A section of the Petermann glacier in Greenland in July 2009 © Greenpeace / Nick Cobbing A massive chunk of ice, over 87 kilometres in size, has broken off the Petermann Glacier in northern Greenland . Scientists are...

Daily News: Chinese government comes clean over oil spill; flamingo shuts runway in...

Blog entry by Josh S | 6 July, 2011

Top news: Greenpeace calls for change to outdated Chinese protection law after oil spill; satellite pictures show giant ice island has travelled over 1,800 miles; a flamingo evades capture for five hours at Manchester airport; carbon...

Scientists Collect Data on Petermann Glacier

Image | 12 July, 2009 at 2:00

An ice penetrating radar is deployed from a string of kayaks. This will reveal more of the complex nature of the ice thickness, basal melt-rates and insight into the breakup at the front section of Petermann.

Remote Time-Lapse Cameras on Petermann Glacier

Image | 2 July, 2009 at 3:00

The two remote time-lapse cameras which are trained across Petermann Glacier, one of Greenland's largest and most northerly glaciers.

Glaciologist Dr Alan Hubbard on Petermann Glacier

Image | 4 July, 2009 at 3:00

Alan Hubbard, a glaciologist from the University ff Wales, Aberystwyth, traveling with the crew of the Greenpeace ship MY Arctic Sunrise, is working on the Petermann glacier at 81 degrees north, a glacier that flows onto the northern Greenlandic...

Polar Explorer Eric Philips on the Peterman Glacierl

Image | 6 July, 2009 at 3:00

Polar explorer and expert in glacier travel Eric Philips volunteers to rig mooring lines around a solid bollard of ice on the front of the Petermann glacier.

Scientists Collect Data on Petermann Glacier

Image | 14 July, 2009 at 3:00

An ice penetrating radar is deployed from a string of kayaks to survey a section of the Petermann glacier.

Melt Water on the Petermann Glacier in Greenland

Image | 12 July, 2009 at 3:00

A lake of melt water on the surface of the Petermann glacier. The surface of the glacier is covered with pools and lakes like this. The melt water exploits the topography of the glacier, occasionally finding routes deeper into the glacier's...

Polar Explorer Eric Philips on Petermann Glacier

Image | 9 July, 2009 at 3:00

Polar explorer and expert in glacier travel Eric Philips looks down into one of the 'cracks' in the Petermann glacier where it is crossed by a ravine.

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