Inlandeis

The easiest place to see the Greenland iceshield is on an excursion from Kangerlussuaq along an increasingly rough 35km long gravel road. Kangerlussuaq itself lies at the end of a 163km long fjord and is Greenland's furthest inland settlement with dry, extreme continenal climate (down to -45°C in winter and up to+25°C in summer).

The ice shield like all arctic ice is melting a record rates:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2020/oct/13/arctic-ice-melting-climate-change-global-warming

Die einfachste Möglichkeit, das grönländische Inlandeis zu sehen, ist eine Exkursion von Kangerlussuaq entlang einer zunehmend holprigen, 35km langen Schotterpiste. Kangerlussuaq selbst liegt am Ende eines 163km langen Fjords und ist damit die am weitesten im Binnenland gelegene Siedlung Grönlands. Es herrscht ein trockenes, extremes Kontinentalklima mit Temperaturen bis zu +25°C im Sommer und bis zu -45°C im Winter.

www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/nordpol-und-suedpol-ist-das-grosse-eis-der-erde-noch-zu-retten-a-a5883865-82b9-48c7-8f33-d08cc1ac06ca

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Petar Bojić, Chrissy, Ruebenkraut, slgwv and 35 other people have particularly liked this photo

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Amelia ^club

The link for this photo is excellent, Gudrun. It's a frightening process, and nothing we do seems to stop the relentless climate change in the Arctic.

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Amelia ^club

Many thanks, Amelia! What frightens most is the fact that even if we stopped all emissions now the heating would go on for decades!

4 years ago.

©UdoSm ^club

Gewaltig Gudrun. Ich vermute allerdings, das der Teil Deines Bildes im Vordergrund vor nicht all zu langer Zeit auch noch Eis war...

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to ©UdoSm ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Udo! Da dürfest du richtig vermuten, und rechts war unter dem Moränenschutt auch noch Eis.

4 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv…

Totally impossible to estimate the scale of this! =O

But I guess it is huge =D

Once travelled to USA over Greenland, and it simply looked amazing.

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv…

Thanks a lot, Sami! It's huge indeed! And what you see when flying to the USA is just the smaller southern tip of Greenland. Sadly on both the flight in and out there was thick cloud over the ice shield...

4 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

Ein gewaltig-schöner Blick ! Die Kälte kriecht förmlich aus dem Photo ! Moin, Gudrun ! Schönen Sonntag !

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Danke vielmals, Uli! Ja, da wehte auch ein ziemlich eisiges Lüftchen vom Gletscher:-)

4 years ago.

Schussentäler ^club

Eine faszinierende Landschaft
die Wintertemperaturen, wären nichts für mich.

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Schussentäler ^club

Schönen Dank, Reinhard! Die -45 sind das Extrem, das zunehmend seltener vorkommt, -30 ist eher normal inzwischen. In Nordskandinavien fällt die Schule übrigens erst ab -40 aus, wenn der Sprit im Schulbus einfriert;-)

4 years ago.

beapixa ^club

Für den Blick ins unendliche Eis haben sich die 35 km Schotterpiste ja gelohnt.

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to beapixa ^club

Großen Dank, Beate! Es gab auch unterwegs schon viel zu sehen und das Geschüttel fand ich lustig;-)

4 years ago.

Percy Schramm ^club

Eine sehr gute Darstellung des Klimawandels. Da hat sich der beschwerliche Weg gelohnt.

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Percy Schramm ^club

Besten Dank, Percy! Ich mag Schotterpisten, aber wer Bandscheibenprobleme hat, hat damit vielleicht ein Problem...

4 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

A beautiful image, Gudrun, but the worldwide rate of glacial melt due to climate change is horrifying. We have to hope that governments (not least mine) come to realise the need for action.

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

Thank you so much, George! I'm afraid there are too many flat earthers in power at the moment:-( The processes that have started will go on for decades even if we hit the brakes now, a frightening thought.

4 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

An impressive image, full of amazing detail, especially when viewed large. Very well composed and taken Gudrun.

Combine the photo with the information in the link though............and things look very serious indeed...........when will the powers-that-be across the world wake up to the danger of climate change and actually DO something about it except talk and make empty promises?

4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Thanks very much, Keith! Some idiots still talk about it being "weather" and not climate, they just don't get it! Even if they get voted out and something is being done I'm not sure we can stop the heating, at least not for decades.

4 years ago.

Mario Vargas ^club

a wonderful view, surely icy¡¡¡

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Mario Vargas ^club

Gracias, Mario! It wasn't exactly warm;-)

4 years ago.

menonfire ^club

Eis was langsam weniger wird, wer weiß was es alles so bedeckt hat!

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to menonfire ^club

Vielen Dank, Maik! Da lauern Bodenschätze, deswegen wollter der Orangene doch Grönland kaufen;-)

4 years ago.

Esther ^club

I think that the winters would be too much for me. I'm amazed that people can thrive there.

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Esther ^club

Thank you, Esther! -45 is the extreme that is rarely reached these days, -30 are more common, but I agree you cannot stay out long in such temperatures;-)

4 years ago.

cammino ^club

In Island passiert im Moment das Gleiche!

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to cammino ^club

Schönen Dank, cammino! Ja, ich fürchte, in Island wird bis Ende des Jahrhunderts nicht mehr viel übrig sein. Dafür werden die Vulkane aktiver werden... (Grimsvötn steht auf Vorwarnstufe, ein Ausbruch in den nächsten Monaten ist wahrscheinlich)

4 years ago.

Boarischa Krautmo ^club

super!

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo ^club

Danke vielmals, bk!

4 years ago.

polytropos ^club

Unser Inlandeis reicht teilweise (noch) bis ins Ausland. ;-)
Bei diesen Farben hier fragt man sich, wieso die Insel 'Grünland' heisst. ;-)

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to polytropos ^club

Bei eurem Inlandseis wird das nur eine Frage der Zeit sein. Apropos Grünland: die Wikinger kamen nie hierhin, die landeten im deutlich grüneren Süden, wo heute sogar Tomaten in Gewächshäusern wachsen! Damals war außerdem eine Warm-Phase...

4 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Fascinating landscape image Gudrun.
Thank you for the info.

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you, Jaap!

4 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne

A beautiful view but very worrying links Gudrun.
The world needs to act together...but can you imagine that ever happening!

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne

Thanks a lot, Rosa! Indeed, they all seem to be kicking the bucket down the road and wait for someone else to take the initiative...

4 years ago.

Ruesterstaude ^club

danke für die Info, Gudrun! –
wenn du unten etwas abschneidest, sieht es wie eine Flagge aus: blau-weiß-braun
Schöne Grüße ins Ländle!

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Ruesterstaude ^club

Besten Dank, Volker! Ja, drei Schichten! Die grönländische Flagge ist rot-weiß mit Sonnenmotiv, wohl angelehnt an die dänischen Farben;-)

4 years ago.

LotharW ^club

Eine Mischung aus Fotografie und Gemälde! ****

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to LotharW ^club

Herzlichen Dank, Lothar!

4 years ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Gudrun

A very nice picture, which brings the point home..
Everywhere I have been looking for glaciers, they have retreated miles...
Definitely the Earth is getting warmer.. What we can do about it.. No realistic idea!!!!!

I have flown over Greenland many times on my way to / from America, and all I remember of it is miles of snowy wastes.. It is nice to see some real details here!!

Best Wishes, a nice week, and stay safe!!
Peter

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to Peter_Private_Box ^club

Thank you so much, Peter! Sadly we didn't see anything on our flight because of cloud but others have reported vast meltwater lakes in the middle of the ice shield, very alarming indeed!

4 years ago.

slgwv ^club

Unusual pic, Gudrun! Are plants colonizing the newly exposed ground at all?

4 years ago.

Gudrun ^club has replied to slgwv ^club

Thanks a lot, Steve! Most of the uncolonized bit is unstable moraine, but over time lichen and mosses will take hold, very much later maybe some berries (ericaceae) and dwarf willow.

4 years ago.

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