This epic moment was filmed at Columbia Glacier in Alaska. What you’re watching is called a “shooter” — when a giant chunk of ice breaks off and shoots over 200 feet into the air. This is part of a natural process called calving. It happens when the glacier melts, cracks, or shifts as it slowly moves. Warmer air and water make the ice weaker, and over time, it breaks apart. Sometimes even small earthquakes can help trigger it. The Columbia Glacier has been shrinking fast since the 1980s, and now
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This epic moment was filmed at Columbia Glacier in Alaska. What you’re watching is called a “shooter” — when a giant chunk of ice breaks off and shoots over 200 feet into the air. This is part of a natural process called calving. It happens when the glacier melts, cracks, or shifts as it slowly moves. Warmer air and water make the ice weaker, and over time, it breaks apart. Sometimes even small earthquakes can help trigger it. The Columbia Glacier has been shrinking fast since the 1980s, and now
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The mighty Columbia Glacier in southern Alaska has been undergoing a drastic transformation, and it’s anything but slow. While glaciers are often symbols of gradual change, Columbia Glacier tells a very different story. Since the 1980s, this massive tidewater glacier has retreated more than 20 kilometers (12 miles) and lost over HALF of its volume. Thanks to images captured by the NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration & USGS Landsat satellites, we can track how this once colossal
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