The World’s Vanishing Glaciers – Photos By James Balog

Birthday Canyon, Greenland Ice Sheet, Greenland, June 2009. Courtesy of James Balog

It is very sad to see what is happening to our planet Earth.

The glacial ice is melting in the Alps, Greenland, the Himalayas and in other parts of the world.

James Balog, an environmental photographer spent more than six years taking photographs to document the vanishing glaciers.

But do we care?

We have to do our part to take good care of our planet because it is our responsibilities to do so.

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Greenland Ice Sheet, Greenland, July 2008, Silt and soot blown from afar turn into black “cryoconite,” absorb solar heat and melt down into ice. Courtesy of James Balog

Aerial view of meltwater on Greenland Ice Sheet, June 2010. Courtesy of James Balog

Aerial view of pancake ice, Ilulissat Isfjord, Greenland, March 2008. Courtesy of James Balog

“Ice diamond,” Jökulsárlón, Iceland, Feb 2008. Courtesy of James Balog

“In the past one million years, the peak of carbon dioxide emissions in the atmosphere has been 280-290 parts per million (ppm). We’re now at 395 ppm and adding more every year. It’s gone beyond natural and is affecting the entire world,” Balog says. Courtesy of James Balog

Close up of an iceberg, Mendenhall Glacier, Alaska, Sept 2010. Courtesy of James Balog

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Photos: Incredible Colourful Icebergs

Green stripes occur when algae-rich seawater freezes to the underside of an iceberg.
Image by Jeff McNeill

The word ‘iceberg’ comes from the Dutch word ‘ijsberg’ meaning ice mountain. 

I used to think that icebergs are all white.

But icebergs are not always white but they can have colours like blues, greens, blacks, and brown.

Usually the colours are in the form of stripes.

I want to share these wonderful photos of icebergs with stunning stripes from GrindTV.

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Stripes of black and brown are likely from sediment ground up during glacial movement on land. Image by Wikimedia

Icebergs are monitored around the world by the U.S. National Ice Center using polar orbiting satellites so as to keep ships safe at sea. Image by Wikimedia

The largest iceberg ever recorded broke of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 2000 and measured 4,200 square miles. Image by Wikimedia

Melting water flash froze into an interesting pattern in this iceberg seen in Disko Bay, Greenland. Image by Kaet44

The word “iceberg” derives from the Dutch word “ijsberg,” which means “ice mountain.” Image by Jeff McNeill

Green stripes occur when algae-rich seawater freezes to the underside of an iceberg. Image by Jeff McNeill

An iceberg is a part of a glacier that has broken off and floated out to sea. Image by Jeff McNeill

Dark blue stripes appear in icebergs when water seeps in and freezes too quickly for bubbles to form, as bubbles are what make icebergs white. Image by Jeff McNeill