Week 3: Glaciers - Bridget Badu Mensah

    A few friends thought that it would be a good idea to visit the Greenland ice sheet. The Greenland ice sheet is considered a continental glacier. Meaning that it is simply a large and dense body of ice that covers large areas of flat land. Small continental glaciers are called ice fields while larger ones are called ice sheets. The Greenland ice sheet covers about 80% of Greenland (according to Britannica) which explains its name. Since the Greenland ice sheet is melting and who knows how long it will be here I decided that it would be a good experience.

A view of the glacier from a somewhat high corner. (Photo Credit: Furity.org)

    It is one of the largest ice caps in the Northern Hemisphere but because of global warming, it is melting away like there is no tomorrow. Naturally, while the girls and I were gazing in the beauty that the ice sheet was emitting we talked about how global warming is really affecting the planet but yet people seem to simply turn their heads. Glaciers are pieces of nature that are detrimental when studying environmental changes. The melting of glaciers will more than likely only lead to a rise in the seal level volume to extreme levels where civilians may be affected and marine life may change.

An older picture of the Greenland ice sheet. (Photo Credit: Phys.org)

    All in all, it was a really nice trip. I was able to learn more about glaciers and I was lucky enough to see a glacier in person.