How Do Glaciers Move?
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Here’s something we all take for granted: Liquid things flow like liquids, and solid things flow like, well… solid things don’t flow, right? Not so fast. Glaciers are cool, and not just cuz they’re made of ice. I’m here at Mendenhall Glacier, one of about 40 glaciers in the famed Juneau Icefield. Glaciers are cool, because the way that they move, even the very fact that they move seems to defy physics. A solid structure, that flows like liquid. How? THAT is a question of glacial proportions. [OPEN] To figure out how a glacier moves, first let’s go back to the beginning. <Show the big bang> Ahh, not that beginning. The beginning of the glacier, and first you’ve got to get up there. I'm super excited, I've never been in a helicopter bef...
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Here’s something we all take for granted: Liquid things flow like liquids, and solid things flow like, well… solid things don’t flow, right? Not so fast. Glaciers are cool, and not just cuz they’re made of ice. I’m here at Mendenhall Glacier, one of about 40 glaciers in the famed Juneau Icefield. Glaciers are cool, because the way that they move, even the very fact that they move seems to defy physics. A solid structure, that flows like liquid. How? THAT is a question of glacial proportions. [OPEN] To figure out how a glacier moves, first let’s go back to the beginning. <Show the big bang> Ahh, not that beginning. The beginning of the glacier, and first you’ve got to get up there. I'm super excited, I've never been in a helicopter bef...
