Have you ever seen a massive iceberg break off a glacier? It's a spectacular sight. But what happens next deep under the water is even more significant. For the first time, scientists have used a 10 km long fiber optic cable on the seafler in Greenland to listen to the sounds of a glacier. They discovered that when an iceberg crashes into the ocean, it doesn't just create surface tsunamis. It also triggers massive underwater waves, some as tall as skyscrapers.
These hidden waves churn the ocean for hours, pulling warmer saltier water up from the depths and pushing it against the glacier's base. This warm water eats away at the ice, causing even more calving. It's a powerful feedback loop, a calving multiplier effect that's rapidly accelerating the melting of Greenland's ice sheet. This groundbreaking research helps us understand the true scale of climate change's impact. Thanks for watching.Funded by readers through PayPal, available for all to read
Monday, November 24, 2025
Greenland glacier melt EZ version: powerful feedback loop, calving multiplier effect accelerating melting of ice sheet- 1-min video, Heating Planet
EZ version of next post- Discover the incredible science behind iceberg calving and its hidden underwater effects. WATCH & READ Massive Iceberg Breaks Off Greenland Glacier- Hidden Underwater Waves & Climate Impact Nov 18 video[Celebrity Sports Buzz channel on YT from United States since May 10, 2025 1.29K subscribers 9,474 videos]
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END OF TRANSCRIPT MORE STUFF COMING previous post w more complicated explanation of this science here https://cityofangels25.blogspot.com/2025/11/greenland-79-glacier-cracking-apart.html
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