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Sentinel-1 captures major ice loss from Greenland glacier

ESA21 Aug 20261 min read
Sentinel-1 captures major ice loss from Greenland glacier
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Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has captured a dramatic change at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a 76 sq km section of the glacier’s floating ice tongue broke away on 4 August 2026.

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