Photo by @james_balog. In ice is the memory of the world. Of sunlight and darkness, of air and water, of molecules hot and c...

Photo by @james_balog. In ice is the memory of the world. Of sunlight and darkness, of air and water, of molecules hot and cold, of our spinning planet plunging through galactic space. These giant icebergs calve off of the #JakobshavnGlacier and take temporary rest at the mouth of the Ilulissat Isfjord in #Greenland. Sediment from the geologic past mark the bergs like a carefully placed stroke of ink, while the concentric lines where the ice meets the water hint that in time the ice will be gone. Follow @james_balog for more images of these pillars of history. #Glaciers #Greenland #Icebergs #Arctic #Ice