Have You Seen This? Massive iceberg collapses and breaks off glacier - KSL.com

SOUTHERN PATAGONIA — Have you ever seen a glacier collapse and fall into a body of water?

The term for this is called "calving" (no relation to cows and their young) and it's quite a thing to witness.

Last summer, I got the chance to visit my friend in Alaska, where he lives and works as an outdoor excursion guide.

The Grey Glacier is well known for collapses during the summer when large icebergs — often up to 100 feet in height — break off from the glacier and collapse into the surrounding water of the Lago Grey.

As climate change increases temperatures, ice sheets like the one the Grey Glacier are found in are on the decline due to increasing temperatures and changes in rainfall.

Logan Stefanich is a reporter with KSL.com, covering southern Utah communities, education, business and military news.