Ice, From Above

A glacier tongue, photographed from a research flight.

Ice, From Above
Photo: Christiane Leister / Leister Expedition Go North 2022 / Wikimedia Commons

From four thousand feet, the ice looks calm. It is not. Meltwater has carved channels the width of a motorway, and the edges of the glacier retreat a little further every summer.

The images were taken during a survey flight and are shared here as part of our coverage of the changing north.