‘Revolutionary’ seafloor fiber sensing reveals how falling ice drives glacial retreat in Greenland A UW-led team of researchers used a fiber-optic cable to capture calving dynamics across the fjord of the Eqalorutsit Kangilliit Sermiat glacier in South Greenland. This allowed them to document —...

UW ESS scientists deployed a fiber-optic cable across a Greenland fjord to capture how calving ice triggers hidden waves that pull warm water up, speeding melting. This key process accelerating glacial mass loss threatens ice sheet stability, ocean currents, and ecosystems. #UWESS #UWEnvironment

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🌎 Happy Earth Day!
Celebrate our amazing planet with us this weekend at the UW Earth & Space Sciences Open House 🌋🔭

🗓️ Sunday, April 27 | 1–3:30 pm
🪨 Split rocks, make fossils, build icy alien worlds
🎟️ Free + free parking
📍 Johnson Hall, UW
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