
Glacier "Blomstrandbreen" has retreated nearly 2 km since 1928, with an accelerated rate of 35 metres lost per year since 1960 and even higher in the past decade. B/w image courtesy of Norwegian Polar Institute. Color image Christian Aslund/Greenpeace

Glacier retreat, Svalbard, 2002.
B/w image courtesy of Norwegian Polar Institute. Color image Christian Aslund/Greenpeace.

Glacier retreat, Svalbard, 2002.
B/w image courtesy of Norwegian Polar Institute. Color image Christian Aslund/Greenpeace.

Glacier retreat, Svalbard, 2002.
B/w image courtesy of Norwegian Polar Institute. Color image Christian Aslund/Greenpeace.

Glacier retreat, Svalbard, 2002.
B/w image courtesy of Norwegian Polar Institute. Color image Christian Aslund/Greenpeace.

Glacier retreat, Svalbard, 2002.
B/w image courtesy of Norwegian Polar Institute. Color image Christian Aslund/Greenpeace.

Glacier retreat, Svalbard, 2002.
B/w image courtesy of Norwegian Polar Institute. Color image Christian Aslund/Greenpeace.