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This image, acquired by one of the two Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 9 July 2021, shows the Kangerlussuaq Fjord in Greenland.

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English: This image, acquired by one of the two Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 9 July 2021, shows the Kangerlussuaq Fjord in Greenland. The Kangerlussuaq Fjord is one of the largest fjords on the island. Usually, in July and August, there are massive floods in the area due to the summer thawing of the snow and ice sheet. In 2021, however, according to the Danish Arctic Research Institutions (Polar Portal), the Greenland ice sheet is unusually gaining ice and snow mass. Researchers attribute this positive anomaly to a consequence of the heat dome looming over Canada. The warm air confines the cold Arctic air masses over the north-eastern part of Greenland, inducing colder than average temperatures and a consequential accumulation of ice and snow. Open data from Copernicus services and satellites enable to study of the effects of climate change in polar regions.
Date Taken on 9 July 2021
Source Unusual gain of ice and snow mass on the Greenland ice sheet
Author European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

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