Massive blue 'melt pond' in Arctic glacier is an eerie sign of things to come
This "positive feedback loop" could end up triggering a runaway effect in which the rate of melting exponentially increases.
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Earth from space: Massive blue 'melt pond' in Arctic glacier is an eerie sign of things to come
A 2014 photo shows a massive, iceberg-littered pool of vibrant blue meltwater sitting alone on top of a glacier in Alaska. Similar "melt ponds" are becoming increasingly common in the Arctic due to cl...