Today's global warming spotlight: Glacial earthquakes

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http://nunatsiaq.com/news/nunavik/60331_01.html
Puvirnituq earthquake a sign of things to come

Puvirnituq residents were terrified by a small earthquake that struck their community last Wednesday at about 5 p.m., creating an explosive noise that sent people running outside their homes.

There were no reports of injuries or serious damage.

Four or five quakes of similar intensity strike eastern Canada each year, although scientists now say earthquakes are on the rise in some areas of the Arctic, and that some of these may be associated with global warming.

The recent increase in the number of “glacial earthquakes” supports the idea that Greenland’s glaciers and its ice sheet are melting.

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I saw a small video that had a glacier break. A big wave knocked the camera off the shore.