Images: Northeast Greenland's Retreating Glaciers
Greenland loses its grip
An international team of scientists has discovered that the last remaining stable portion of the Greenland ice sheet is starting to melt and thin.
Melting ice
The front of Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden Glacier (79N fjord) in northeast Greenland, captured in the summer of 2012.
Retreating ice
Major outlet glaciers in northeast Greenland are disintegrating into the ocean.
Rising seas
Open water in northeast Greenland.
Ice ahoy
Another view of a retreating glacier in northeast Greenland.
Remote research
Helicopter near the front of the Helheim glacier in southeast Greenland.
View from above
Iceberg in the Upernavik fjord, northwest Greenland.
Scoured rock
Frontal portion of the Helheim glacier in southeast Greenland.
Shadowy sight
Upernavik fjord, northwest Greenland.
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