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Losing on two fronts

This forested fragment of Malaspina glacier is calving away on two sides, and the intervening forest is stretching, opening crevasses that swallow large trees.
— Projecting retreat rates from the last few years, this patch of forest will be completely gone in a handful of years. The upper part of the image is a lagoon, and ocean waves wash through during large storms. Read more about our Life on Ice expedition.

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Photo taken by Erin McKittrick, Bretwood Higman

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