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What is the cause of Iceland's famous glacier collapse? Why does this happen?

The largest jokulsarlon lagoon in Iceland is the most famous glacier lake in the region. Its beautiful natural scenery attracts many tourists. Recently, a huge piece of ice suddenly fell out of the glacier and set off a huge wave towards the coast. The tourists at the scene fled in a hurry. Fortunately, no one was killed at last. So, what is the cause of this Icelandic collapse? Why does this happen?

On Sunday (March 31), when more than 20 tourists gathered at the end of the ice lagoon at jagushalon, Iceland, to watch the majestic 'breidamerkurjokull' glacier, suddenly a tearing sound came through the cold air, and then a huge piece of ice began to fall from the glacier. As the huge ice fell into the lagoon, the tourists at the scene made a lot of screams.

The breathtaking moment was photographed by the tourists. It can be seen in the video that the huge glacier suddenly peels off and falls into the lake, causing huge waves, which look like a mini tsunami. The huge waves rush to the tourists standing on the ice stone on the Bank of the ice lake one by one.

The tourists fled to the high place behind in panic. They had to jump over the ice rock quickly. Fortunately, all the tourists retreated to a safe place in time, and the huge waves immediately behind them flooded the coastline.

The video was shot by Stephan mantle, 44, the boss of hafjall, an Icelandic travel company, who captured the whole thriller. Mantler is also a full-time mountain guide.

'the tour guide will remind every tourist here that if they see a glacier collapse, they must leave the beach and escape to a high place, which is exactly what happened today. "In an email, mantler told accuweather, an American media company, to provide commercial weather forecasting services around the world. )

'at that time, I was standing with a tourist in a higher scenic spot, so we were not at risk of impact. "That's why, he said, he was able to continue shooting this spectacular and dramatic picture.

The 'breidamerkurjokull' glacier, which is popular with tourists, and the nearby jagusalon ice lagoon are located in the Vatnajokull Glacier National Park in southeast Iceland. Lagoon appeared in the mid-1930s, which was formed by the melting of breidamerkurjokull glacier at that time. It is a local glacier natural wonder. Since the 1970s, the area of glacial lagoon has been expanding due to the massive melting of glaciers.

The lagoon was listed as a nature reserve in 2017 and is now Iceland's deepest lake. Scientists have warned that the 'breidamerkurjokull' glacier and other glaciers could melt away within 200 years.