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Swirls of Ice in the Labrador Sea
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Published July 21, 2016
When the ice melts or starts congealing, it masses into chunks like crushed ice in a cocktail. Then, ocean currents stir those chunks into a cyclone-like vortex.
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Antarctic Ice Shelf Sheds Bergs
Published April 13, 2016
A crack across the Nansen Ice Shelf has broken, shedding two icebergs—one large enough to earn the name C33.
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Nansen Breaking Up with Antarctica
Published March 10, 2016
A floating shelf of ice attached to the coast of Antarctica appears ready to shed an iceberg into the Southern Ocean.
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Icebergs Make Waves off South Georgia Island
Published December 6, 2015
Like an island or ship, some icebergs are large enough to influence cloud patterns above.
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Ice Loss From Jakobshavn Glacier
Published August 20, 2015
Greenland’s fastest-moving glacier sheds more ice, and continues to retreat at galloping speeds.
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Swirling Sea Ice in the Greenland Sea
Published July 17, 2015
Summer brought melting swirls of sea ice to the southeastern coast of Greenland.
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Last Call for Larsen B
Published June 9, 2015
The remnant of Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice Shelf is flowing faster, becoming increasingly fragmented, and developing large cracks.
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Iceberg B-34 Makes Its Debut off Antarctica
Published April 21, 2015
In early 2015, a new berg broke free from the Getz Ice Shelf.
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Sea Ice and Cloud Streets
Published April 10, 2015
Terra MODIS captured this natural color image on April 9, 2015.
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Sea Ice off the Princess Astrid Coast
Published April 6, 2015
Swirls of ice drift in the Southern Ocean off East Antarctica’s Princess Astrid Coast.
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Ice on the Great Lakes
Published March 18, 2015
The extent of ice on North America's Great Lakes is past its annual peak, but remains above the average maximum extent.
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An Iceberg Without a Name
Published December 14, 2014
An unnamed berg of unknown origin drifted in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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