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"CHASING ICE" captures largest glacier calving ever filmed - OFFICIAL VIDEO

Name: "CHASING ICE" captures largest glacier calving ever filmed - OFFICIAL VIDEO
Description: Footage from the Chasing Ice project of the largest glacier calving event ever filmed, at Greenland's Ilulissat Glacier in 2008. A 75-minute event is condensed to a few minutes of cameras watching ice collapse.

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Recommended whenever glaciers come up, as a stunning look at the scale of calving.

Footage from the Chasing Ice project of the largest glacier calving event ever filmed, at Greenland's Ilulissat Glacier in 2008. A 75-minute event is condensed to a few minutes of cameras watching ice collapse.

“If you have never seen a glacier calve before, check out these videos” (HN, 2016)

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@jcr May 2014 Strongly recommends

on HN thread An illustrated guide to our collapsing Antarctic glaciers

If you haven't seen it, the following video is amazing. The glacier that's falling apart is about the size of Manhattan. "CHASING ICE captures largest glacier calving ever filmed" [this video]

Amazing footage of a Manhattan-sized glacier calving

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@junto Feb 2013 Recommends

on HN thread Massive glacier collapse

At 1m50s a huge piece of ancient blue ice rises, reminiscent of a blue whale breaching from the ocean depths. Beautiful: [this video]

Beautiful footage of a huge piece of blue ice rising

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@hammock Oct 2016 Recommends

on HN thread What it means when a huge Antarctic glacier is unstable

Was hoping there would be visual of an unstable glacier, not just text about sea level rise. If you have never seen a glacier calve before, check out these videos: [this video] [link] [link]

Shows what glacier calving looks like

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@mml Jun 2017 Recommends

on HN thread Flipped Iceberg (2014)

I humbly submit this magnificent calving: [this video] Mind boggling. A chunk of ice the size of Manhattan rolling over.

Mind-boggling calving of a Manhattan-sized chunk of ice

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