65.5M views · Dec 14, 2012 · 4:42 · 4 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2013–2017
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.
Why Hacker News points people here: Recommended whenever glaciers come up, as a stunning look at the scale of calving.
“If you have never seen a glacier calve before, check out these videos”HN comment, 2016
“If you haven't seen it, the following video is amazing.”
Amazing footage of a Manhattan-sized glacier calving
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
“At 1m50s a huge piece of ancient blue ice rises, reminiscent of a blue whale breaching from the ocean depths.”
Beautiful footage of a huge piece of blue ice rising
At 1m50s a huge piece of ancient blue ice rises, reminiscent of a blue whale breaching from the ocean depths. Beautiful: this video
“If you have never seen a glacier calve before, check out these videos”
Shows what glacier calving looks like
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
“I humbly submit this magnificent calving”
Mind-boggling calving of a Manhattan-sized chunk of ice
I humbly submit this magnificent calving: this video Mind boggling. A chunk of ice the size of Manhattan rolling over.
