<!-- wp:divi/placeholder --><!-- wp:divi/section {"builderVersion":"5.9.0"} --> <!-- wp:divi/row {"module":{"advanced":{"columnStructure":{"desktop":{"value":"4_4"}},"flexColumnStructure":{"desktop":{"value":"equal-columns_1"}}},"decoration":{"layout":{"desktop":{"value":{"flexWrap":"nowrap"}}}}},"builderVersion":"5.9.0"} --> <!-- wp:divi/column {"module":{"advanced":{"type":{"desktop":{"value":"4_4"}}},"decoration":{"sizing":{"desktop":{"value":{"flexType":"24_24"}}}}},"builderVersion":"5.9.0"} --> <!-- wp:divi/text {"content":{"innerContent":{"desktop":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eThere are few sounds on Earth more powerful than a glacier dying.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt first, there is only silence. A silence so complete it feels ancient. Towering walls of bluish white ice stand motionless above the ocean, some rising hundreds of feet into the Arctic sky. They have stood here for centuries, slowly flowing toward the sea, shaped by time itself\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e"}}},"builderVersion":"5.9.0"} /--> <!-- /wp:divi/column --> <!-- /wp:divi/row --> <!-- wp:divi/row {"module":{"advanced":{"columnStructure":{"desktop":{"value":"1_2,1_2"}},"flexColumnStructure":{"desktop":{"value":"offset-columns_2"}}},"decoration":{"layout":{"desktop":{"value":{"flexWrap":"nowrap"}},"phone":{"value":{"flexWrap":"wrap"}},"phoneWide":{"value":{"flexWrap":"wrap"}}}}},"builderVersion":"5.9.0"} --> <!-- wp:divi/column {"module":{"advanced":{"type":{"desktop":{"value":"1_2"}}},"decoration":{"sizing":{"desktop":{"value":{"flexType":"2_5"}},"phone":{"value":{"flexType":"24_24"}},"phoneWide":{"value":{"flexType":"24_24"}}}}},"builderVersion":"5.9.0"} --> <!-- wp:divi/image {"module":{"decoration":{"attributes":{"attributes":[{"id":"bk455fbs70","name":"title","value":"Iceberg calved from glacier, Alaska","adminLabel":"Image Title","targetElement":"image"}],"desktop":{"value":{"attributes":[{"id":"bk455fbs70","name":"title","value":"Iceberg calved from glacier, Alaska","adminLabel":"Image Title","targetElement":"image"}]}}}}},"image":{"innerContent":{"desktop":{"value":{"src":"https://skylinevistashots.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/iceberg-calved-from-glacier-alaska-2026-01-09-11-12-04-utc-scaled.jpg","id":"223938","alt":"","titleText":"Iceberg calved from glacier, Alaska","width":"2560","height":"1707"}}}},"builderVersion":"5.9.0"} /--> <!-- wp:divi/image {"module":{"decoration":{"attributes":{"attributes":[{"id":"869ebwpgvg","name":"title","value":"Bright Reflections on Arctic Waters","adminLabel":"Image Title","targetElement":"image"}],"desktop":{"value":{"attributes":[{"id":"869ebwpgvg","name":"title","value":"Bright Reflections on Arctic Waters","adminLabel":"Image Title","targetElement":"image"}]}}}}},"image":{"innerContent":{"desktop":{"value":{"src":"https://skylinevistashots.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/scenic-iceberg-floating-in-the-ocean-on-a-sunny-da-2026-01-06-10-09-56-utc-scaled.jpg","id":"223939","alt":"","titleText":"Bright Reflections on Arctic Waters","width":"2560","height":"1707"}}}},"builderVersion":"5.9.0"} /--> <!-- /wp:divi/column --> <!-- wp:divi/column {"module":{"advanced":{"type":{"desktop":{"value":"1_2"}}},"decoration":{"sizing":{"desktop":{"value":{"flexType":"3_5"}},"phone":{"value":{"flexType":"24_24"}},"phoneWide":{"value":{"flexType":"24_24"}}}}},"builderVersion":"5.9.0"} --> <!-- wp:divi/text {"content":{"innerContent":{"desktop":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eThen...\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA deep crack echoes across the water.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnother follows.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe frozen cliff begins to fracture.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn an instant, a mountain of ice breaks free.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collapse is almost impossible to comprehend. Millions of tons of ice plunge into the ocean with explosive force, sending spray hundreds of feet into the air. The impact produces a thunderous roar that can be heard for miles. The sea erupts as if struck by a meteor.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis dramatic event is know as \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eglacial calving\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/em\u003e, a completely natural process in which chunks of ice break away from the edge of a glacier and become icebergs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"}}},"builderVersion":"5.9.0"} /--> <!-- /wp:divi/column --> <!-- /wp:divi/row --> <!-- wp:divi/row {"module":{"advanced":{"columnStructure":{"desktop":{"value":"4_4"}},"flexColumnStructure":{"desktop":{"value":"equal-columns_1"}}},"decoration":{"layout":{"desktop":{"value":{"flexWrap":"nowrap"}}}}},"builderVersion":"5.9.0"} --> <!-- wp:divi/column {"module":{"advanced":{"type":{"desktop":{"value":"4_4"}}},"decoration":{"sizing":{"desktop":{"value":{"flexType":"24_24"}}}}},"builderVersion":"5.9.0"} --> <!-- wp:divi/text {"module":{"decoration":{"spacing":{"desktop":{"value":{"margin":{"left":"0px","syncVertical":"off","syncHorizontal":"off","top":"-77px"},"padding":{"top":"0px","syncVertical":"off","syncHorizontal":"off"}}}}}},"content":{"innerContent":{"desktop":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eWhile some calving events are small, others are quite the opposite involving entire sections of a glacier collapsing into the ocean.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe force released is astonishing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen an enormous block of ice crashes into the sea, it displaces a tremendous volume of water. The result can be a series of powerful waves capable of racing across nearby fjords. Boats that venture too close risk being overwhelmed, and coastlines near active glaciers can experience dangerous surges. For this reason, scientists and tour operators maintain strict safety distances around calving glaciers.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn places like Greenland and Alaska, these collapses happen every year, and although some of these glaciers produce only modest splashes, others are able to unleash waves large enough to shake the surrounding landscape. The sound alone has been compared to rolling thunder, artillery fire, or even a continuous earthquake.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScientists are paying close attention because many of the world's glaciers are changing rapidly.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the climate warms, numerous glaciers are losing ice faster than they can replace it. Warmer air and ocean temperatures can increase melting and in some locations they can contribute to more frequent or larger calving events. However, each glacier behaves differently, and calving is influenced by many factors, including the glacier's speed, its thickness, its shape, and deth of the water in front of it.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e"}}},"builderVersion":"5.9.0"} /--> <!-- /wp:divi/column --> <!-- /wp:divi/row --> <!-- /wp:divi/section --><!-- /wp:divi/placeholder -->