Sentinel-1 captures major ice loss from Greenland glacier
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Copernicus Sentinel-1 imagery recorded a 76 sq km section breaking away from the floating ice tongue of Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland on 4 August 2026. ESA notes it is the glacier's largest loss of floating ice since 2012 and the most significant Arctic calving event since 2020.
Europe’s Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has captured a dramatic change at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a 76 sq km section of the glacier’s floating ice tongue broke away on 4 August 2026.
Summary by ESA, the primary source