Petermann Glacier Sheds Manhattan-Sized Ice Island In 2026 Calving

Northwest Greenland, August 22, 2026 | 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 August 4, 2026. The event marks the glacier’s largest loss since 2012 and the...