Norwegian Ice Caps / Glaciers

[Espen]

 The heat is on, and the result of this is clearly seen in the once great icecaps of Norway:

[Espen]

The same situation is seen at the highest peak in Norway "Galdhøgpiggen":

[Espen]

Spørteggbreen, the 12^th largest glacier on the Norwegian mainland, retreated substantially in the period 1972- 2014:

[Espen]

Ålfotbreen, in the extreme western part of Norway, will if the situation continues be history within a couple of decades:

[Espen]

Hardangerjøkulen, the 6th largest glacier in mainland Norway, is retreating in the period 1975 - 2015 and rocks are seen "growing" in the area:

[Espen]

Seilandsjøkelen, the northern most glacier on mainland Norway, is retreating and rocks are "growing" since 1972:

[Shared Humanity]

Seilandsjøkelen, the northern most glacier on mainland Norway, is retreating and rocks are "growing" since 1972:

It looks as if new lakes are appearing and some existing lakes might be growing.

[AbruptSLR]

The rate of surface elevation reduction from the Austfonna glacier in Norway's Svalbard island chain discussing in the linked article is striking:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/01/23/an-arctic-ice-caps-shockingly-rapid-slide-into-the-sea/?postshare=6211422039245668

Extract: "Ice is disappearing at a truly astonishing rate in Austfonna, an expanse of frozen rock far north of the Arctic Circle in Norway’s Svalbard island chain. Just since 2012, a portion of the ice cap covering the island has thinned by a whopping 160 feet, according to an analysis of satellite measurements by a team led by researchers at Britain’s University of Leeds.
Put another way, the ice cap’s vertical expanse dropped in two years by a distance equivalent to the height of a 16-story building. As another comparison, consider that scientists were recently alarmed to discover that one of Western Antarctica’s ice sheets was losing vertical height at a rate of 30 feet a year."