#glaciology

[eopederson]

Torres del Paine, Chile, 2001.

[heyitsnicolem]

yeah sure ill put my rarepair on my actual blog

[fuckyeahfluiddynamics]

Glacial Tributaries

Just as rivers have tributaries that feed their flow, small glaciers can flow as tributaries into larger ones. This astronaut photo shows Siachen Glacier and four of its tributaries coming together and continuing to flow from the top to the bottom of the image.  (Image credit: NASA; via NASA Earth Observatory) Read the full article

[jareckiworld]

George Noseworthy (1929-1985) — Iceberg and Sunfog [oil paint on masonite panel, 1975]

[eopederson2]

Mt. Rainier, 2004.

Must end the year with a photo of a mountain I have not seen in 2 years. Maybe in 2026.

[mindblowingscience]

Scientists Reveal What Antarctica Would Look Like With No Ice

Antarctica was once a lush and thriving land, teeming with prehistoric life.

Antarctica was once a lush and thriving land, teeming with prehistoric life. It's hard to believe now, but tucked away, hidden underneath a layer of ice kilometers thick, that ancient landscape still lies buried, never seen by human eyes. Never seen, perhaps, but that doesn't mean forever to remain unknown. For years, the British Antarctic Survey has been flying planes over the frozen southern continent, using radar, sound waves, and gravity mapping to ascertain the shape of the bedrock sequestered below. Their new map of Antarctica as it lies under the ice is the most detailed yet – revealing mountain ranges, ancient riverbeds, deep basins, and low, sweeping plains.

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[cyanogen-miasma]

shoutout to glaciologists, love you guys

i've actually been on the surface of a glacier before btw, it was very cool (is that a. joke about temperature)

there is something comical about this tiny bird and their massive ice core drill

[sarahbachinger]

Jökulsárlon - Iceland

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