NASA researchers recently discovered that glaciers across the globe, like Alaska’s massive Malaspina Glacier, literally pulse like a giant beating heart. By analyzing millions of satellite images, scientists found these colossal ice formations undergo rapid seasonal surges driven by trapped meltwater acting as a natural lubricant. This incredible seasonal heartbeat reveals that massive ice sheets are not just static frozen slabs, but dynamic and living systems constantly speeding up and slowing down. Our latest video explores the actual satellite footage and explains the exact science behind these bizarre pulsing movements in extreme environments. Click play to see this mesmerizing natural phenomenon in action and understand how this new discovery changes our view of glacial activity and climate change.
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Earthquake Triggers Tsunami: By Voice of America / YouTube, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Earthquake_Triggers_Tsunami_that_Hits_American_Samoa.webm
NASA Kilauea InSAR: By ASI/NASA/JPL-Caltech – https://www.nasa.gov/images/content/532660main_pia13910-full_full.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NASA_Kilauea_InSAR.jpg
Surface Water and Ocean Topography: By NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio – Marit Jentoft-Nilsen – https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/31198, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Surface_Water_and_Ocean_Topography_(SWOT)_for_hyperwall_(SVS31198_-_gal_anim_14_720p59_94).webm
Mission Makers: By NASA/JPL-Caltech, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mission_Makers-_Christine_Gebara,_Engineer_on_t[…]1122-SWOTf-0003-SWOT_Mission_Makers_Christine_Gebara).webm
Mission Makers- Tahani Amer: By NASA/JPL-Caltech, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mission_Makers-_Tahani_Amer,_NASA_Program_Execu[…]-20221122-SWOTf-0005-SWOT_Mission_Makers_Tahani_Amer).webm
Surface Water and Ocean Topography 2: By NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio – Marit Jentoft-Nilsen – https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/31198, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Surface_Water_and_Ocean_Topography_(SWOT)_for_hyperwall_(SVS31198_-_gal_anim_15_720p59_94).webm
Vertical Gravity Gradien: By NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio – NASA/GSFC/Greg Shirah, Scripps Institution for Oceanography, UCSD/David Sandwell, UCSD/Yao Yu, NASA/JPL/Jane Lee – https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5519, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Surface_Water_and_Ocean_Topography_(SWOT)_Vertical_Gravity_Gradient_(SVS5519).webm
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Super Rogue Wave: By A. Chabchoub, N. Hoffmann, M. Onorato, and N. Akhmediev – https://journals.aps.org/prx/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevX.2.011015, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Super_Rogue_Wave.ogv
Columbia Glacier, Alaska: By Google Earth / YouTube, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Google_Earth_Timelapse-_Columbia_Glacier,_Alaska.webm
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Tsunamigefahr durch Gletscherschwund: By DF/Terra X/Region Five/I. Zink/O. Roetz/Maximilian Mohr – https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/tsunamigefahr-durch-gletscherschwund-creative-commons-clip-100.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tsunamigefahr_durch_Gletscherschwund.webm
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