Why are blocks of Greenlandic icebergs melting in London?
Updated 19:03, 22-Dec-2018
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Twenty-four melting iceberg pieces have been placed in central London, the latest work by Scandinavian artist Olafur Eliasson called "Ice Watch."/VCG Photo

Twenty-four melting iceberg pieces have been placed in central London, the latest work by Scandinavian artist Olafur Eliasson called "Ice Watch."/VCG Photo

These ice blocks put on display outside the Tate Modern Museum weighed between 1.5 and 5 tons while installation and were fetched out of a fjord in Greenland after detaching from an ice sheet. /VCG Photo

These ice blocks put on display outside the Tate Modern Museum weighed between 1.5 and 5 tons while installation and were fetched out of a fjord in Greenland after detaching from an ice sheet. /VCG Photo

Created in association with geologist Minik Rosing, the exhibition intends to remind people that more ice is melting around the globe because of climate change. /VCG Photo

Created in association with geologist Minik Rosing, the exhibition intends to remind people that more ice is melting around the globe because of climate change. /VCG Photo

The museum said that the artists "hope many more people will understand the reality of climate change by experiencing the Ice Watch." /VCG Photo

The museum said that the artists "hope many more people will understand the reality of climate change by experiencing the Ice Watch." /VCG Photo