INCREDIBLE COLLAPSE TRIGGERED BY GLACIER CALVING | South America, Chile

An incredibly large chunk of the Grey Glacier's ice-sheet breaks off and flips over in a spectacular way in Southern Patagonia, Chile. The ice-sheet of the Grey Glacier is currently declining due to increasing temperatures and changes in rainfall. It is part of the 'Southern Patagonian Ice Field', the world's 2nd largest contiguous extrapolar ice field and the largest freshwater reservoir in South America.
The Grey Glacier is famous for insane glacier wall collapses during the summer when large icebergs - often up to 100 feet in height - are breaking off the glacier and collapsing into the water of the 'Lago Grey'. In the right time of the year big blocks of ice break off the glacier and drop into the water. The waves created by such glacier calving events often splash dozens of meters through the air. The glacier itself is about 6 km (3.7 mi) wide and has an average height of over 30 m (100 ft) above the surface of the water.
Thankfully, no-one was injured as boats stay at a safe distance from the glacier (for a good reason).
Glacier calving, also known as ice calving, or iceberg calving, is the breaking of ice chunks from the edge of a glacier. The sudden release and breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier or iceberg often causes large waves around the area and can result in a "shooter" which is a large chunk of the submerged portion of the iceberg surfacing above the water. The ice that breaks away can be classified as an iceberg, but may also be a growler, bergy bit, or a crevasse wall breakaway. The entry of the ice into the water causes large, and often hazardous waves. (Find out more here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cal....
© Laura Q. / LS

[@campbellmorrison8540]

Love the last bit where you discover how deep this actually goes when the lower portion comes to the surface.

[@KrGsMrNKusinagi0]

thats what created the great lakes

[@91Redmist]

Never saw anything like this before! At first, I thought the rock bed had somehow got thrust up into the air!

[@jenniferbates2811]

@@KrGsMrNKusinagi0 Isn't that incredible

[@pribilovian4709]

Kinda like humans...

[@eganfo]

I had the same thought. Truly remarkable.

[@smellyolegoat150]

That was incredible. I especially loved how the ice was progressively more blue the deeper it was, and the more pressure it was under.

[@sadamp1]

Is that why it got bluer at depths? Pressure?

[@js70371]

How deep do you think the water is there?! That’s wild!!

[@smellyolegoat150]

@@sadamp1 I assume that is the reason. I just googled it, and yes.

[@grahvis]

Fjords, the valleys created by glaciers, can be a kilometre deep.

[@nickcampbell4148]

I worked in Alaska for a summer on a glacier tour boat. The oldest and most compressed ice is the blue color but only from this vantage point. Up close it appears completely clear. It is reflecting, or whatever it's called, the color of the blue ocean water below it. The top layer of the glacier you can see is white because it still has bubbles in it and refracting, or whatever it's called, sunlight. I cannot fathom how crazy it would have been to be on a boat watching that when it happened. We definitely had close calls the summer I worked there and we had to stay a safety mile away.

[@henrent]

I find it so neat how blue that ice is. The part underwater was soo much bigger than I expected.

[@sethbrolsma516]

seriously. the deep blue color is the most astonishing part

[@ariell6489]

Why is it such a dark blue?

[@sethbrolsma516]

@@ariell6489 it's frozen water probably from a mile deep. It's never seen any light or been touched by air, so that's literally how "deep water" looks. they don't call it the deep blue sea for nothing.

[@rikkiseddo]

I’m assuming it’s where urinal cakes and toilet fresheners are carved from… 😂

[@dirdib69]

@@ariell6489 It's the increased density of the lower ice.

[@auraleamoore815]

I was STUNNED when out of the depths came this gorgeous dark blue ice from the chunk (an equally beautiful light blue!) broke off of the glacier! AMAZING NATURE!

[@PandoraKyss]

I am absolutely obsessed with the colors of the glacier ice. It's one of the most beautiful blue colors that I've seen.

[@nicolasbravo833]

Come to Chile

[@MGrey-qb5xz]

More beautiful then some pagan built pyramid

[@mattyb9991]

@@MGrey-qb5xz lmao bro what keep that dumb shite to yourself

[@MGrey-qb5xz]

@@mattyb9991 cause we need to understand that worship naturing is wrong especially of your fellow human.

[@davidbbcdonnell9511]

@@MGrey-qb5xz Hey American: "than" is a word.

[@jisu222]

That dark blue from the ice being compressed over who knows how long is amazing. That deep blue is beautiful.

[@ThinkingDoesMakeMeImportant]

Nowhere near how long it took for the light that's it's absorbing to get to the glacier.

[@jisu222]

@@ThinkingDoesMakeMeImportant it only take 8 minutes for the light from the sun to get to earth so that doesn’t make sense. I’m sure that ice has been being compressed and slowing sliding towards the water for 1000s of years.

[@ThinkingDoesMakeMeImportant]

@@jisu222 The sun's core is so intensely dense that light doesn't just zip away and travel to Earth in 8 minutes you uneducated a little brat

[@ThinkingDoesMakeMeImportant]

@@jisu222 I actually commented hoping that I would find some kind of resemblance of intelligence And all I find is average meaning lower IQ.

[@ThinkingDoesMakeMeImportant]

@@jisu222 And before our sun could produce light to travel to that glacier a sun before it had to go supernova you ignorant little brat.

[@mpgnz73]

The sheer scale of the ice and the range of deep blue colours as it turns over makes it both beautiful and terrifying at the same time.

[@EnglishLad]

You definitely want to be on higher ground to see it unfold though! Those waves have been known to kill seals!

[@burnieplace]

About 15 years ago I spent $145 on a guided walk on Grey Glacier, including crampons , ropes and harnesses. We were taken by a small boat to the glacier, on the far side where the ice met the rock, thought probably much further to the left given the retreat of the glacier face since then. Then we walked for probably a couple of hours, roped together before returning by boat. The blue of the ice where water channels cut into it was a blue I've never seen before or since. Probably the best $145 I ever spent.

[@AhJodie]

Thank you for sharing that fantastic story! I think it was a good investment!

[@bethanybrookes8479]

I'm always amazed at how incredibly blue the ice is. Whenever I see glaciers and icebergs in animations or in photos, I always find myself doubting it, but then I see it in person or on a clearly unedited video and it amazes me.

[@enzoeclipsed]

Why is it that color?

[@bethanybrookes8479]

@@enzoeclipsed I don't really know. Qbut from reading the other comments and falling back on GCSE physics, I canbtake a guess that it has something to do with pressure, refraction of light and reflections...

[@Dud3itsj3ff]

@@enzoeclipsed something about the red light being absorbed by the ice and the blue light scattered. so basically the only wavelength of light coming back at you, from the glacier, will be blue.

[@nikobellic3856]

Same that's true blue right there

[@seldoon_nemar]

Idk if this is related, but oxogen is blue. I've held a cup of lOx in my hand and it's BLUE. kinda weird

[@nautillian]

Can we just appreciate how beautifully blue the ice is?

[@takinastabatit]

That deep blue ice at the bottom is an otherworldly color. So beautiful.

[@monicasalyer8875]

Thank you to whoever recorded this and allowed the event to simply unfold with no narration.

[@vmcla]

Or music.

[@pauldbrown1010]

Just the wind noise on the microphone. Made it so much more authentic. Showed full awareness of what was happening, in my view. Cheers.

[@volvo245]

Some WOMAN tried to ruin it but luckily was drowned out by the ambient noises.

[@monicasalyer8875]

@@volvo245 I dunno. Some guys naturally have pretty high pitched voices.

[@Jimirulz1]

Agreed, no ugly American as the cameraman.

[@kellypatterson4412]

Wow! I knew that a glacier was far deeper underwater than it was tall, but this really puts those proportions into perspective. Incredible footage!

[@bubba842]

It's an ice shelf. They can get quite deep, but the whole shelf is floating.

[@Cl0ckcl0ck]

9/10th if it's floating.

[@gkhin1990]

I was thinking the exact same thing

[@hayduke869]

Does anybody have an idea of approximate dimensions? It’s hard for some to comprehend the magnitude. My very rough guess from the video...That fjord or channel looks almost 1 km wide, I’m guessing 250m wide x 500m deep.

[@Cl0ckcl0ck]

@@hayduke869 It's in the descrtiption: "The Perito Moreno Glacier is famous for insane glacier wall collapses during the summer when large icebergs - often up to 250 feet in height - are breaking off the glacier and collapsing into water of the Lago Argentino. In the right time of the year big blocks of ice break off the glacier and drop into the water. The waves created by such glacier calving events often splash dozens of meters through the air. The glacier is one of Argentina's most beautiful natural wonders. The glacier itself is about 5 km (3.1 mi) wide and has an average height of 74 m (240 ft) above the surface of the water. "

[@clairecadoux471]

I was canoeing in Glacier Bay, Alaska in 1979 and the sound of calving (over a mile away) is much like thunder - you can hear the sound here, albeit muted by the high wind. Awesome video thank you.

[@realmstupid-on8df]

U mean global warming was doing this in the 70s OMG

[@lewstone5430]

@Realm Stupid, naw.

[@realmstupid-on8df]

Damn. Just thought I proved global warmings a government conspiracy. Fck.

[@kornofulgur]

Indeed. Speaking of the sound of a glacier calving, you may enjoy this one (safe click, no rickroll): kzbin.info/www/bejne/naHWlnyedsajqpIsi=mIjSofOb9eKoByht

[@jorr1334]

Thank you for sharing this stunning act of nature! No people shouting, laughing, and clambering to distract from the beautiful moment. You were so respectful. I watched it over and over! This is one of the most beautiful nature sights I've ever seen!

[@anitamiller7960]

Stunning act of nature created by the burning of fossil fuels. Not sure your description is completely accurate.

[@ariell6489]

Me too I've watched it like 10x tonight and I'm not done yet lol!

[@SvendleBerries]

@@anitamiller7960 Its just a cycle, one our planet has gone through many times in its history. Contrary to popular "scientific" belief, there have been many periods in Earths history where no ice existed. Us Humans have nothing to do with it. And even if we did, our planet has been through a LOT worse in the past and turned out fine every single time. Earth is not as fragile as government appointed "scientists" would have you believe.

[@anitamiller7960]

@@SvendleBerries Anyone who puts "scientific" and "scientists" in quotes, as far as I'm concerned, is ignorant from the outset. Anything you have to say from there is gibberish.

[@SvendleBerries]

@@anitamiller7960 Science isnt a religion, mate. Putting implicit trust in people you dont even know, have never met, and never will meet, is stupid. Especially when they are backed by the government. Its also funny how a "science believer" such as yourself is willing to disregard all information from someone just because they dont have faith in science like we are in church asking probing questions about God. Want to know how serious this "science" is? Just look at the politicians that push this garbage and what they do when they think nobody is watching them.

[@evonne315]

It blows my mind just how huge a mass of ice that truly is, seeing the full depth of it come to the surface is unreal. Thank you for capturing this and sharing.

[@worldview2134]

You would never have known there was a small mountain below the water took. I like how that was exposed

[@lupa647]

Hence the expression "It's just the tip of the IceBerg"

[@jesseribbey]

The fact that these ice walls are as tall as skyscrapers can't quite be appreciated due to the fact there is nothing to give the observer a size reference unfortunately. People would be so much more in awe of mother nature if they could appreciate the actual sizes and weights of these monsters.

[@Eagle-eye-pie]

@@lupa647 we were looking at a glacier. So is tip of the glacier a thing then?

[@lupa647]

@@Eagle-eye-pie once a piece of ice from the glacier is detached, it becomes an iceberg. Hence the expression, because as you can see, what's underneath can be overwhelming and bigger than we thought. Tip of the glacier is not a thing.

[@rudybigboote3883]

This video is a great example of the common phrase “only the tip of the iceberg.” It’s absolutely amazing how large that chunk of ice was when it flipped over on its side! Awesome👍🏼👍🏼 video!

[@josephinebennington7247]

As well as the actual linear dimensions of the face when it was vertical, and the amount of ice that was under water until exposed.

[@nura1627]

Shocking. An oft used word that actually applies here.

[@getchasome6230]

That's what's said about your mom

[@rudybigboote3883]

@@getchasome6230 what are you like 12?

[@aerysgaming894]

Glacier =/= iceberg. lol

[@geraldpatterson3903]

I could freaking kiss the one recording this for not "narrating" or screaming in this. Thank you!

[@stevedawson256]

Or saying "o my god, o my god, o my god" repeatedly

[@jehl1116]

Idem

[@zoul]

it is for this reason that your grandfathers came to free the little French girls.

[@bongjovi4928]

Gay

[@hieroglyph321]

Holy f@ck....

[@MrMartins159]

This footage is pure gold, I mean this massive movement in water, we normally can only simulate on PC and see simulation, but to see this on real footage - wow. Almost feels like unbelievable what i'm seeing, the moment when all that ice comes to surface and every part of water above flows down the ice. 🤯

the colors 🥲, Chile have amazing landscapes

[@FredPlanatia]

it was windy, probably no steady surface underfoot, and you remained calm and filmed as this rare event unfolded, recording it and posting it for all of us to enjoy. It was beautiful, I can only imagine the awe of being there live, thankyou!

[@FredPlanatia]

@W.T. F. it doesn't sound or look like it. a camera would be mounted on a stable tripod. This felt handheld.

[@bluegold21]

It's not rare. And it is actually increasing in frequency. All over the polar regions and in the high mountains.

[@keyogen]

@@bluegold21 I would call it rare as most video of cavitating icebergs are of peices that have already broken from the glacier front. And most video of glacier front breaking are more like the ice crumbling into the water. To have the front flip like and be there when It does is rare.

[@stahlah9036]

iwonder how high the glacier was from river level?

[@bluegold21]

@@keyogen You haven't seen enough footage. Plus you can't constantly film the millions of miles of coastline where glaciers reside. Science budgets only go so far. And tourism is kept to relatively safe sites. You have to multiply what is caught on camera by at least a factor. The documentary Chasing Ice is a good one. They witnessed a calving event where over about 45 minutes an area the size of Manhattan, but almost a km in depth, fell away. It was the biggest ever filmed but there are really big events where ice sheets calve country-sized bergs.

[@bochapman1058]

It’s always crazy to me how slow these things look, but if you’re close enough, you have no time to get out of the situation.

[@howard5992]

It's a matter of scale, of course. Something super large moving "slowly" is still moving very quickly.

[@millianalove]

It’d probably seem faster if watching from under the water.

[@jojothepolyglot1866]

@Harry_ Zombee _1 Yeah! I've heard about you boy. You are the 1 minute man your girlfriend's been complaining about. You are like some kinda rabbit or something. Slow down boy! Don't be a 1-minute-man :D

[@bochapman1058]

@@howard5992 oh I know. It’s just weird. Like avalanche videos where people seem far away and it looks slow. Then all the sudden it’s basically on top of them and its raging.

[@Scrimparmy]

@Harry_ Zombee _1 lol

[@chrism3790]

Keep in mind - just the bit rising above the water is about 30 meters tall, or about the size of an 8 story building. You really lose a sense of proportion from this vantage point - but these things are absolutely massive. You're essentially seeing a 200 meter skyscraper rolling over. I was there in 2017 for my honeymoon, my wife and I ate a mouthwatering Argentinian "asado" at a restaurant (Hotel Lago Grey) at the end of this lake, to the left. At the bar, we got a piece of ice from the glacier in our whisky. Truly something.

[@koophuisN]

It is? You actually went there and measured it?? I know the answer is no, then please when you adress a subject cant lead anyone into thinking that something is truth without any verification. In order to avoid this, simply dont use the verb to be and use a statement like “according to my calculations, the ice wall should be about x metres tall etc. This is the correct and not fallacious way of thinking/talking. This is about simple mistakes in the thinking process. You are not Sure about something than dont say it is like this. Oh boy i just hope you are not teaching your kids these fallacious thinking processes.

[@fabiors10]

@@koophuisNget a life

[@Yotameni]

​@@koophuisNyou may be very popular at parties...

[@highlandlove]

This is one of the most incredible things I have ever seen in my 46 years on this planet. I can only imagine how intense it was in person, and closer. Thank you for sharing how truly breathtaking our planet is. It took my breath away. Heart stopping. Wow.

[@fuzzywzhe]

Go look up a video called Hubble Deep Field 3d. It's an explanation of one of the most important pictures taken in history, although it will shortly be surpassed by pictures from the James Webb telescope.

[@jakefoster7650]

Easy there bucko, just take a breath please, everythingll be alright

[@LunaDelTuna]

You ain't seen nothing yet, just wait till all the ice melts. That's when the party really starts jumping.

[@jakefoster7650]

@@LunaDelTuna have you been to any jumpin parties lately? I went to a party last week, it was pretty jumpin brah

[@Littlebit31]

I’ve never seen such dark ice flip up. This was truly stunning to see. Well done nature and camera person!

[@shadowsonicsilver6]

As beautiful as it is, it is happening too soon.

[@jenniferbates2811]

@@shadowsonicsilver6 OH yes!

[@ericb.9426]

Dark ice matters

[@Rocket9944]

@@shadowsonicsilver6 , 🙄

[@shadowsonicsilver6]

@@Rocket9944 Leave. Your kind in not welcome here. Your kind has brought nothing but pain, misery, suffering, and insanity. It is your ideology that’s driving our species, and our planet into an early shallow grave.

[@user-rc7ld1db8v]

I was not expecting those hilly looking waves, or that dark blue piece to pop up. That was amazing! Great filming...and just the sound of the wind; perfect.

[@getchasome6230]

Man fuck that ice

[@simonmultiverse6349]

There are also green icebergs. I think it's because iron gets into the ice. As a glacier grinds downwards, it collects minerals from the rocks over which it travels.

[@MagruderSpoots]

@@simonmultiverse6349 it's calcite crystals. Also turns the water green.

[@LD__]

💯

[@veraaurelis8931]

Was gonna say the recorder did gasp and talked amongst themselves softly when the ice started to crack...but then I had to say a loud WHOA out loud when I saw the bottom of the ice started to come up. It was so huge!

[@arthas_stormr8ge877]

This was such a beautiful capture, the multiple layers of that vivid glacier blue just reminds me how beautiful this world is.

[@SP-io7lj]

This was a great video and a reminder that nature is powerful and we don't know how much ice & trapped water lie beneath massive glaciers. I love this!

[@NIGHTGUYRYAN]

or WHATS trapped in there! scientists have pulled out ancient viruses from deep inside glaciers - who knows what could be released from these events

[@mhansl]

Very well recorded and presented.. no fast zooms or pans, no shaking, and most of all, no unnecessary music tracks. Oh, and the calving glacier... wow!

[@lolzlolz102]

No shaking??

[@jptothetree]

@@lolzlolz102 Yeah there was definitely _very_ consistent shaking 😆

[@xeneize285]

Too much shaking

[@juandelossantos4000]

Y'all, they are up high in the wind. This level of shaking is expected from a person. Just enjoy the show folks.

[@jeffcox6539]

And no wind noise too, right?

[@bi5048]

That dark blue glacier coming out of the water is incredible. Never seen anything like this before.

[@atlantic_love]

And you shouldn't. This is what global warming (this time man-made) does.

[@LeonRedfields]

@@atlantic_love From the same people who told you to get the covid shot.

[@atlantic_love]

@@LeonRedfields Politics have nothing to do with it. Data rules my world :)

[@LeonRedfields]

@@atlantic_love I suggest you look at climate data from around the younger dryas impact.

[@barreloffun10]

​@@atlantic_love You're right. Never before in history have icebergs calved off from glaciers. 🤔

[@andreas.abrahamsson]

It's difficult to comprehend the thickness of that glacier. Pretty amazing!

[@lexkiyudomlya]

Никогда не подумал бы что там такая глубина! Очень познавательное видео!

[@deborahannehart6788]

Amazing capture! The gorgeous colors of the ice when the outer shell melts off is mind blowing!

[@nyrockchicxx]

All those shades of blue are beautiful.

[@rubyduma6238]

The heavier compression of the ice made it more blue at the bottom.

[@ARSENICKMUSIC]

😍😍😍😍 right !!! Un freakin real

[@JLRobbins]

Such a vibrant blue. Beautiful

[@WJr_88]

That is amazing how deep that glacier is and how blue the ice is! Thanks for sharing!

[@CoranceLChandler]

Careful though, without that ice wall some people might start going off the end of the world

[@CrookedJoeBiden]

Right that ice was so blue, I almost thought it was fake🤦‍♂️

[@JuanDiaz-nf5hf]

Woooowwww! Talk about being in the right place at the right time! I would’ve loved to see something like this in Argentina when I saw the glaciers. Great video! 😍😍😍

[@wickedbird1538]

😊😊Thanks for a great video. Amazing how deep the ice was when it turned on it’s side. Well done.

[@MiceAndMinecraft]

Wow! I’d heard of blue ice and always pictured the shade of the top or side of that glacier, but seeing what rose up from the depths when it calved and rotated, that’s an INCREDIBLE shade of deep blue!

[@Hscaper]

And you thought minecraft was making up blue ice ;)

[@dr.jamesolack8504]

@@Hscaper Unfamiliar with ‘minecraft’ so don’t know what you mean.

[@justsayin3600]

I worked at a university that has a nuclear reactor. The only thing shielding the source is water. The blue color emitted is hypnotic.

[@user-dc1dr9kr8x]

Maybe tough to see a dark blue iceberg in the dark.....just saying all you movie fans, ive seen videos of them flipping at sea without warning

[@westril4952]

@@dr.jamesolack8504 you must have just emerged from this glacier then

[@greenspiritarts]

Amazing capture! Thanks for remaining steady during the event and carefully recording so we could all see this astonishing act of nature. Thank you!

[@ccrider3435]

It's more an act of humans than Nature.

[@cranberryeater7459]

Millennials: conclusive evidence of CO2 global warming.

[@rogerthomas169]

@@ccrider3435 it was happening before humans walked the earth

[@colinmeehan791]

@@cranberryeater7459 BS

[@cranberryeater7459]

@@colinmeehan791 I agree

[@dannyfrog]

This is the best iceberg video on KZbin. Period.

[@spiritinflux]

I would love a live stream. I haven't used or owned a TV sin '07 - but I'd still rather watch, waiting for something like this. Outstanding capture

[@MSNsee4d]

Big like for the whole recording. No shouting, no vertical shooting, just calm observation...

[@PauIdenino]

It's boring without background music and explanation though

[@NoTaboos]

​@@PauIdenino Fuck music.

[@Kasanova80085]

Hell yeah!

[@Kasanova80085]

@@PauIdenino no it’s not. Just enjoy the wind, the scenery, the beauty!

[@S.E.C-R]

This was beautiful, the changes in the blue colors as the water and ice mix were incredible from light to aqua to dark navy blue of the unexpected ice chunks that were popping up out of the water further away from the edge. The whole event was incredible, I can only imagine what it looked like in person!

[@raulcampos9498]

Can u imagine the types of fish stuck frozen down there

[@S.E.C-R]

@@raulcampos9498 Right or the poor fish that get tossed around or thrown up into the air when the ice is flipping around and pushing all that water around!

[@kenjackson6256]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ "Whosoever bringeth up their imaginary sky fairy in a comment thread automatically loseth all credibility." KenJ 3:21 KJV

[@paulhomsy2751]

Actually they weren't "ice chunks" but the lower part of the same huge mass that rotated to the surface.

[@michynature]

@@kenjackson6256 💙

Glaciers ebb and flow quite happily without any fictitious human intervention and it's always spectacular Good filming.

[@cyclingbutterbean]

Nice capture! No talking. No repeated "oh my god , oh my god , oh my god". Just the wind and the spectacular moment forever captured in time.

[@johnhaxby306]

I had no idea there was that much ice under the surface, just incredible

[@alpinro]

" it's just the tip of the iceberg "

[@B_Machine]

Yep! Ice has about 90 percent the density of liquid water, so only about 10 percent is above the water if it's free floating.

[@teebob21]

Never heard the phrase "tip of the iceberg", I take it?

[@assordante2205]

Jfc idk how some people are so dumb and unaware of their surroundings.

[@theghost4729]

The Titanic had no idea either! Too soon? Lol

[@annlebelt2676]

OMG that is the darkest blue I have seen for frozen water, absolutely gorgeous

[@abdulhaialkhudher7077]

This is in Torres del Paine. I used to work in this park as a porter in 2008. Can’t believe how far it’s receded 😢

[@vickieallsopp137]

😮 That Blue...!!💙🩵 absolutely gorgeous !!😍

[@SomeoneCommenting]

It's amazing the beautiful blue colors that the ice has at different depths. I was not expecting the bottom to be so sapphire dark blue as that.

[@mark970lost8]

ice has no color, it only appears blue from this angle because of the light coming from the sky, entering into the water, and bouncing back into your eyes through the ice, darkened by the absorption of deep seawater. if you were to look that very same ice from a normal distance, a couple meters or even holding it in your hands, it would appear like any other ice, transparent or white

[@chriswilcox3383]

@@mark970lost8 who cares Scrooge 😂

[@starkilla102]

@Tjokkaflens ah that makes sense

[@gabelogan56]

I wish I could agree with all the comments about this being "beautiful" because visually it is on every level! But then I immediately remember what this all signals. And I am overcome with sadness for the immense loss of biodiversity that is only accelerating each day.

[@91CavGT5]

This oscillation in warm and cold global temperatures has been happening since the beginning of time. We do not have accurate enough measurements to determine our exact impact on this normal cycle. It may be minor, or it could be extreme. But the change in bio diversity has been happening since before we were around, and will continue after we have left. The ONLY way for us to ensure that we truly have no impact on this cycle is if we all went back to living like we did during the Stone Age. That would mean BILLIONS of deaths across the globe which is not a good answer either. Green energy initiatives for the most part are as bad for the environment as fossil fuels so they aren’t a good answer either.

[@patchee33]

Incredible and frightening at the same time. I am astounded by the depth of that river/ocean there. The amount of ice that was under the surface blows my mind......

[@larryslemp9698]

And we do not know the 'scale' of these incredible events.....is that 'iceberg' a couple hundred feet long, or is it a couple thousand feet long, or maybe only eight hundred feet? That would be my guess, about 800'.

[@hkguitar1984]

@@larryslemp9698 The description states "average 70 meters / 250 feet high", however, is that 70M above the water line or from top of the ice to far below the water line? Whenever I see amazing videos like this getting a sense of scale is all but impossible...............

[@howler6490]

Don't the boffins say 1/3 above the water 2/3 submerged. ...maybe thats icebergs.. Wish I was there to see it... Great work by the photographer... Only 1 "mon dieu" to be heard...thank you...

[@bluegold21]

That's sea level rise happening in real-time. All that ice was grounded a few years ago so its volume is now being added to SLR.

[@bluegold21]

@@howler6490 1/10th is visible. That block is about 4-500 meters deep. And that is a medium-sized calving.

[@dianehansma1725]

So amazingly beautiful…and so enjoyable to watch without background tourist noises!

[@edward9]

The massiveness of nature is mind blowing.

[@hoviksmail]

It's always amazing to see a chunk break off and you get to see the submerged part of the Iceburg surface for a second and realize how massive it actually is.

[@callmeshaggy5166]

And then you realize how _deep_ that water is

[@masaharumorimoto4761]

OH WOW!! That was Bananas! I never really thought about how deep a glacier could be in a deep fjord like that!!

[@chvishal]

That was not a banana.

[@ivonealexandre5121]

Jesus deve se munto friu

[@thesilentone4024]

Now imagine this ice river thing was 2 times longer just 40 years ago.

[@micheleromaine7782]

Gosh I wonder just how deep that glacier was because it didn’t look as if that river narrow was very deep The Wonders of the World…

[@ClintLock1]

@@chvishal nor was it multiple bananas (plural)

[@timothydhondt424]

Finally something worth watching, amazing . I wished i was there with you. Thank you for sharing the most beautiful blue on earth.

[@clairecadoux471]

Thank you so very much for leaving this video untarnished with added noise (music)

[@dacronic1646]

At one point it looked like an island just rising out of the depths of the sea. Amazing footage. The ice blue is beautiful. Love seeing that color.

[@theboringchannel9656]

Basically is, its so huge

[@tdeo2141]

I agree. The different shades of blue are gorgeous. But wow, how deadly for anyone, if they were there!

[@mmwaashumslowww7167]

Old ice under huge pressure for many years has the ability to reflect deep blue light. The base of massive icebergs do too. Reminds me of the Vicks vapour rub jars.

[@dizzydaniel1484]

You guys will never know this shade of blue. Videos don’t do it justice. When I first visited it was like something from Pluto. I had thought that my eyes had seen every colour palate know to mankind and I was humbly reminded and beautifully shocked. The blue is incredibly rich and deep, an awe some type of blue.

[@LeDrummerDu88]

There's nothing "beautiful" to see Nature dying.

[@truthfilter]

I love how nature has its own force, it does things like this whether we observe it or not, always has always will

[@ExMeroMotu9]

But glaciers can't go to a rave an do psychedelics.

[@user-ih6we9kq2q]

@@ExMeroMotu9 yes they can. I met them

[@stereolababy]

what a dumb statement

[@empyrean196]

@@ExMeroMotu9- Glaciers are far too cool for raves pal. They chilling at subzero.

[@rolinmaiz1694]

I enjoyed this comment section.

[@insertnamehere4646]

The deep blue of the submerged portion of ice was gorgeous. Amazing coloring.

[@AhJodie]

So massive and beautiful! The depth of the water is surprising as is the deep blues! Thank you for sharing this video!

[@pistonbroke]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the steady filming in landscape mode with no "oh my god" every 5 seconds. Epic capture, well done.

[@digitalhippie2336]

You sure can - go ahead and appreciate

[@pistonbroke]

@@blacksheepblacksheep5727 I've seen way worse than this. At least the camera didn't point to the ground when something good happened.

[@grimstnzborithbrisingr7296]

@@blacksheepblacksheep5727 It's steady for the conditions. AKA: person was fucking cold.

[@haywoodjay385]

Can we just take a minute and come up with a new comment?

[@grimstnzborithbrisingr7296]

@@haywoodjay385 Nah, it's a rarity to see shit like this filmed to calmly.

[@NIGHTOWL-jf9zt]

The amazing colors between the top and bottom of the ice. Such a huge displacement. I actually watched it three times it was so beautiful. Thank you for this video.

[@skehleben7699]

Spectacular and beautiful, while also terrifying how quickly these glaciers are receding.

[@kathleenclark1866]

Thank you for sharing. Very beautiful.❤

[@shaunt79]

The range of color displayed is truly immaculate. Glaciers are the hands which carve this planet and deserve immense appreciation.

[@KrissiCreates]

This was amazing to view. I cannot get over the color's, the silence, other than the wind and the beauty of such a once in a lifetime event. Bravo on filming !!

[@cherylsmith4826]

Yes that BLUE - amazing

[@wakeupcall2665]

My thoughts. Even the dark colour of the ice that popped up. Nature is amazing, and colours never clash.

[@Niever]

Probably be able to if it wasn't for the wind in the microphone the whole time

[@ABillionWaysToDie]

@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 No, humans are contributing to climate change, not causing it.

[@Youtubesucks777]

@@sparklesparklesparkle6318 they can't get next week's weather right but they sure have been feeding the sheep the fear that the world is gonna end. Hook line and sinker. Keep parroting global warming

[@buffer0179]

Absolutely beautiful to watch! The bluest blue that I’ve ever seen.

[@5amH45lam]

Epic! An excellent capture, fortuitously timed no doubt, but outstanding documentation all the same. How deep does that glacier _(all_ glaciers??) extend underwater??

[@JESTAz]

The different blues of the ice are absolutely beautiful. Thank you for an excellent capture 👏

[@AKbaby89]

Wow. I'm from Alaska, and the town I'm from has multiple glaciers, and ive been to Tracy Arm a million times, and ive never seen such a big piece break off. And ive never seen it from above either, this was really cool!

[@eddyp483]

Yes, probably only a degree or two above freezing 🤓

[@fitito500]

@@eddyp483 -1 or -2 sub zero?....no i know the places I went many times is really beautiful a location nearby is calling el Chaltén the temperature in spring or summer is like 25, 30 °c i remember trekking just with a shirt and short pants 👍 Even i walk over that glacier and i had just a shirt and we drink whisky with the ice of the glacier

[@MrHuerquen]

I'm Argentine native, glacier keeps growing and growing (one of the few that is not going backwards) and is very common that the front wall gets broken but never in my life I've seen something like this. Looks incredible but its not normal. btw, the part that is ussually above the surface is 60 meters tall.....imagine that

[@r.t.saravia3834]

Es como comparar las cataratas del niagara con las del IGUAZU

[@rafaelmf2540]

@@MrHuerquen It is Grey Glacier in Chile

[@breakfreak3181]

Wow. This footage is amazing. The colours of the glacier are stunning. Thanks random YT suggestion!

[@F_L_U_X]

I don't know whether this is more terrifying or beautiful!

[@justanotherperson2960]

The sheer size of the iceberg hidden beneath was breathtaking

[@oklaridian9692]

Depth

[@richarddecredico6098]

It is not an iceberg that is 'hidden' it is just glacial ice.

[@i.am.heather]

It’s glacial ice, not an iceberg. The sheer depth is captivating, I agree with that. The blue is stunning.

[@oklaridian9692]

@@richarddecredico6098 it became an iceberg when it broke free from the glacier.

[@Sherrie77722]

Gorgeous. The colors of the ice that had been underwater for millions of years......... stunning. Awesome filming, steady and not talking about it, letting it happen with us hearing the sounds of the water. Thank you.

[@Midas8610]

Thinking the same thing, so dark blue

[@Wutzmename]

Not millions of years but yes, absolutely beautiful to see the shades of blue.

[@larisar3881]

Wow what a difference then now LOL

[@Dreining]

Millions lol

[@skelly4998]

@@Midas8610 I disagree, I believe it's dark blue

[@fritzfedke8079]

Stunningly scary and beautiful at the same time

[@thegarethdav]

Crazy how deep that is!

[@jamesforte8004]

It's amazing to know how deep that water really is. Truly the tip of the ice 🍔

[@splashgvng]

ice burger 😂

[@ryoga7680]

And the tip of the ice is like a building when you see it from the water level. So the thing is big

[@slatvatfatcat]

Mmmmm, ice burger...

[@ianwalton284]

As a surfer, I'm sitting here thinking "I could ride that."

[@Robert-il5db]

furburger 🤤

[@cwiii3378]

Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Amazing video, the deep blue of the ice that came up was lovely. Thank you for posting for all to see.

[@GordiansKnotHere]

That water looks so warm and inviting, would love to go for a swim!

[@jewelsbailey3788]

Wow its so much deeper than i wouldve thought! Beautiful

[@feeberizer]

Holy mackerel! It's HUGE! Very deceptive with what's seen above the waterline. Good job.

[@xenocide1307]

What an amazing color the ice has. Also completely surprised by just how huge that section actually was!

[@cavok1984]

Incredible to see how much ice is actually submerged! Absolutely amazing

[@natalieosullivan1271]

Beautiful colours ❤

[@pinetree2473]

A great visual for seeing how much more depth of ice there is below that relatively thin 'white ice topping.'

[@nvstewart]

The description mentioned that from the water surface to the top of the glacier is on average 240 foot tall. Using this you can estimate that the iceberg that broke off is 2-3000 foot tip to tip. That is monstrous.

[@valarieirons4447]

Good point.. I read the description after watching first time then watched again thinking how tall and wide... something visually to help understand scale helps wonders. Amazing video!

[@bigl6322]

“The tip of the iceberg” has a whole different context after this. And makes me wonder how deep it is now, how much broke off the bottom of the glacier. Thanks for posting, great capture!! (Thanks for not editorialising, so we get a better sense of your expereince)

[@bgg5090]

Props to the camera operator for making this watchable in many ways. Thank you!

[@ILLiteSociety]

That is nothing short of incredible. Even with the wind blowing into the mic, the roar of that completely trumped it by a mile! And who knew those things were so huge?! You can't tell at all by looking at that blanket of glaciers, that they go that deep into the water. Incredible indeed!!

[@johndododoe1411]

They don't go into the water, they _are_ the water. The river is all from that icecube melting while sliding down the mountain cutting a groove for itself.

[@PeterGenovese]

The roar of the calving not only did not trump the wind sound by a mile, but it was non-existent compared to the wind sound. I'm glad your fantasy says otherwise, though.

[@Life_With_Lady]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@boedye]

Nature is incredible -- thank you for capturing this! Also, thank you for capturing this in landscape, and not making endless commentary throughout the whole filming!

[@Jbolo123]

@@bsblleon01 the refrigerator shrinks the ice burgs to cup size

[@mikegilgenbach4840]

Yes, otherwise the ripping sound of wind across the mic would have been totally ruined for me.

[@johnliberty3647]

And TY for no filming this in Verticle mode (Generation Selfies worst trait) and TY for not zooming in to see everything up close (probably something i would do because I suck at making videos)

[@23ofSeptember]

Absolutely incredible how thick that glacier is. Truly a "tip of the iceberg" moment.

[@Sinnerlicious]

absolutely amazing footage, the size of all that is unimaginable

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

Just think how old that deep dark blue ice is.

[@jamescaliendo1030]

This has been going on for millions of years.. ice freezing and thawing. It's amazing that you were there to capture this moment in time.

[@dral9971]

Never with this intensity. I was born by a glacier, what is happening now is not normal in any way.

[@jamescaliendo1030]

@@dral9971 yes because in your small iota of your life you've witnessed this happen millions of times right? Wait I forgot you're an expert because you were "born near one" dude sit down and quit playing into fears hands. Man up

[@nura1627]

@@dral9971 And who said the GOP didn't win big this month?

[@ccrider3435]

@@dral9971 +1 One of the first things a young scientist learns is: DEGREES MATTER. The degree of change, the degree of the rate of change, degrees compounding changes, degrees of unknown compounding/metastasizing changes. Alas, that doesnt seem to matter to the general population... which is becoming more general every day. Like the recent betrayals of a Democracy born of service and sacrifice, science has too been betrayed for years by antiscience generals and fools.

[@solarcycles1963]

@@dral9971 Nonsense…. You’re referring to your short lifetime whereas we have historical datasets dating back thousands of years that’s how nothings changed. The fact that we have two past modern warming periods in both the RWP/MWP that are warmer than today ( more so the former ) shows the ignorance in your comment.

[@winterfawn2341]

My brain just cannot fathom how massive this really is. I felt the same way when I saw the grand canyon... It was only when a bird flew by and then off into the canyon that I was able to really comprehend its magnitude.

[@yingfortheking]

Its almost dizzying and makes you sit just to take it all in

[@isg9106]

I’m thinking those pools that form on the deep blue ice after they surface are more like lakes, and the mound next to it is probably more like a small mountain.

[@yingfortheking]

@@user-jv3ip7lk6x truely stinky

[@user-jv3ip7lk6x]

@@yingfortheking That's your body when you rot in hell if Allah may.

[@isaidwtfover]

I know, right! It says the glacier is 3.7 miles wide and that was about a third of it!

[@saffronblaze7763]

Thanks for shivering to near death to get this video...

[@gabrieloviedoramrez3936]

incredible video! the blue in the deeper part is amazing!

[@sooz9433]

How beautiful that ice is..😯

[@samuel.j.barker]

Really validates that consideration you get when you look at hills, mountains and valleys and think back to how they were created by glaciers... The insane size and power of just a chunk of that one alone, was like a frozen mountain being born from the depths of the lake it itself created This world is too beautiful

[@johnwayne7673]

mountains aren't caused by glaciers.....my massive package

[@neuralnetwork17]

@@johnwayne7673 No, but the erosion by glaciers in the Ice Ages is responsible for the shape of many mountains in the northern hemisphere today. And glaciers certainly did create hills and carve valleys.

[@laurag1406]

Very well said.💯

[@rosshoyt2030]

Yea it's beautiful until you realize glaciers are melting rapidly due to human activity

[@Bodhi594]

@@rosshoyt2030 All that melting glacier talk is BS.