Down to Earth
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The Greenland icecap is considered a barometer for measuring global warming. Drastic loss of sea ice will eventually lead to rising seas. German photographer Olaf Otto Becker followed Greenland’s inland rivers formed by melting ice. The grey snow and ice have darkened from pollutants that have travelled north from the developed world. Becker included GPS data in the title of his photograph to help track future changes to the landscape.
The Greenland icecap is considered a barometer for measuring global warming. Drastic loss of sea ice will eventually lead to rising seas. German photographer Olaf Otto Becker followed Greenland’s inland rivers formed by melting ice. The grey snow and ice have darkened from pollutants that have travelled north from the developed world. Becker included GPS data in the title of his photograph to help track future changes to the landscape.