The Sound of Melting Glacier Ice 

On #worldoceansday, I wanted to share a clip from a larger project in which I document the sound of melting glacier ice.
This section from the Fjortende Julibreen (14th of July) glacier was close enough to shore that I could wade out, climb up, and bury some contact mics in it. Tristan Duke was nice enough to film the process.
Atmospheric sounds were also captured using a Zoom xy and shotgun mic (courtesy of Good Credit Productions).
According to Dr. Joanna Ewa Szafraniec, "Spitsbergen [Svalbard] glaciers are in rapid recession. This is observed in both land-based glaciers and those terminating at sea and is regarded as a manifestation of the Arctic amplification effect ..."
The ice crackling as it disappears reminds me that even if I were able to return to such a foreign place, it would be immensely changed. The actions of my everyday self will have contributed to that change.
Infinite thanks to Sarah Gerats for helping orchestrate this!
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