An absolutely massive iceberg almost two miles wide breaks off from a glacier and it’s all caught on video. This is the largest glacial break off ever recorded on video and it’s a stunning site. It’s almost difficult to put the size of these ice chunks into perspective, the filmmakers mention it would be like watching the buildings in Manhattan just fall apart and then hit the ground.
This break up occurred on the Ilulissat glacier in Greenland and was being filmed as part of Chasing Ice, a film that’s trying to convey the reality of climate change to the masses by bringing us up close and personal with areas of the world where climate change is having a dramatic effect. There’s no doubt that our climate is changing but many debate the reasons why. Some believe humans are the root cause while others believe it’s part of a natural cycle that we have yet to understand.