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Landsat Spots Birth of Iceberg A-68
Published July 21, 2017
Thermal imagery shows the relative warmth between the new iceberg and the Larsen C ice shelf.
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Antarctic Ice Shelf Sheds Massive Iceberg
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Published July 12, 2017
An iceberg about the size of Delaware has split off from the Larsen C ice shelf.
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A Crack of Light in the Polar Dark
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Published June 29, 2017
Even in the dark, there are satellite instruments that allow scientists to “see” the rift growing across Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf.
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Breakdown of an Ice Arch
Published May 20, 2017
An arch of pack ice usually prevents Arctic sea ice from flowing down the Nares Strait. That arch broke up early this year.
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Sea Ice Swirls in the Labrador Sea
Published May 16, 2017
A combination of winds and currents steered sea ice into interlocking swirls.
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The Making of an Iceberg
Published April 14, 2017
The impending birth of a big, new iceberg from Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf will not have an immediate effect on sea level, but it could be an indicator of future problems.
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The Most Studied Peninsula on Antarctica
Published February 24, 2017
The northernmost arm of Antarctica is a hotspot of research because its retreating glaciers are a large contributor to sea level rise.
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Glacial “Aftershock” Spawns Antarctic Iceberg
Published February 15, 2017
Pine Island Glacier has shed another block of ice into Antarctic waters.
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Antarctica’s Changing Larsen Ice Shelf
Published February 7, 2017
When this closely watched slab of floating ice births a giant iceberg, it will not be the first time it has seen dramatic change.
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Close Look at a Crack on Larsen C
Published December 13, 2016
Scientists flew over a rift that’s growing across an ice shelf along the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Crack Advances Across Antarctic Ice Shelf
Published September 8, 2016
A rift along the Larsen C Ice Shelf grew longer during the Antarctic winter.
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A Nearly Ice-Free Northwest Passage
Published August 20, 2016
By mid-August 2016, the famed high-latitude sea route in the Arctic Ocean was open.
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