Observing Greenland from a helicopter, the main problem is one of comprehending scale. I have thought we were skimming low over the waves of a fjord, before noticing the tiny shadow of a seabird far below and realizing what I suspected were floating shards of ice were in fact icebergs the size of office blocks.

Crevasses are widening faster as meltwater drives fissures deeper into the ice and lubricates the base of glaciers, increasing concerns about how quickly their melting will raise sea levels.

New research reveals that crevasses in the Greenland Ice Sheet are growing larger and deeper at an alarming rate, driven by climate change and the accelerating flow of glaciers. Using over 8,000 high-resolution 3D maps,

The Greenland Ice Sheet is cracking open more rapidly as it responds to climate change. The warning comes in a new large-scale study of crevasses on the world's second largest body of ice.

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Recent findings have raised alarm among scientists about the Greenland Ice Sheet’s stability, revealing that crevasses—deep fissures in the ice—are growing at a much faster rate than previously expected.