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"CHASING ICE" captures largest glacier calving ever filmed - OFFICIAL VIDEO

Exposure Labs · 65.4M views · 2012-12-14 · 4:42

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Overview

Footage from the Chasing Ice project of the largest glacier calving event ever filmed, at Greenland's Ilulissat Glacier in 2008. A 75-minute event is condensed to a few minutes of cameras watching ice collapse.

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Recommended whenever glaciers come up, as a stunning look at the scale of calving.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2013–2017

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jcr · 2014-05 · Strong recommendation

If you haven't seen it, the following video is amazing. The glacier that's falling apart is about the size of Manhattan. "CHASING ICE captures largest glacier calving ever filmed" [VIDEO]

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mml · 2017-06 · Recommendation

I humbly submit this magnificent calving: [VIDEO] Mind boggling. A chunk of ice the size of Manhattan rolling over.

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hammock · 2016-10 · Recommendation

Was hoping there would be visual of an unstable glacier, not just text about sea level rise. If you have never seen a glacier calve before, check out these videos: [VIDEO] [LINK] [LINK]

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