Greenlands Largest Glacier- Likely to Melt Faster Than Expected

 According to recent studies, the three largest glaciers have enough frozen water to raise the global sea level to about 1.3 meters, namely the Helheim Glacier, Jacob von Isbre and Kenglussuge Glacier. Melted earlier than expected. The current situation shows that until 2000, sea levels have been rising due to the melting of several glaciers. But in the last 20 years, the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica have become the single largest source of sea-level rise.

Highlights:

♦ The study found that Jakobshavn Isbrae (also known as Ilulissat Glacier Greenland) lost more than 1.5 trillion tons of ice between 1880 and 2012. It further shows that between 1900 and 2012, Kangerlussuaq and Helheim glaciers lost 1.4 trillion tons and 31 billion tons, respectively. The researchers pointed out that with this melting, the sea level has risen by 8 millimetres.

♦ The Ilulissat Glacier discharges 6.5% of Greenland’s ice sheet. It produces about 10% of Greenland icebergs. Icebergs that burst from glaciers are usually very large, up to 1 km in height. In 2004, the Jakobshavn Glacier has declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Ilulissat Glacier is located near the town of Ilulissat, Greenland, and ends at the sea on the Ilulissat Ice Fjord.

♦ The Kangerlussuaq Glacier is the largest glacier on the east coast of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Kangerlussuaq flows into the second-largest fjord in eastern Greenland, called Kangerlussuaq Fjord. 

♦ The Helheim Glacier is one of the largest glacier outlets in Greenland. It is named after the world of the dead in Norse mythology. Helheim provides water for the Helmil Fjord (a branch of the Sermilik system). Greenland’s largest glacier may melt faster than expected