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Ward Hunt Ice Shelf
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Ward Hunt Ice Shelf

Published Oct 23, 2003

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Breakup on the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf
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Breakup on the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf

Acquired August 18, 2010, and August 22, 2002, these natural-color images show changes on the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf on Canada’s Ellesmere Coast.

Published Aug 27, 2010

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Ayles Ice Shelf, Ellesmere Island
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Ayles Ice Shelf, Ellesmere Island

On August 13, 2005, the Ayles Ice Shelf on Ellesmere Island in northern Canada broke away from the island and floated out to sea. According to news reports, the break took less than an hour, and Luke Copland, director of the University of Ottawa’s Laboratory for Cryospheric Research, described the break as evidence of the Arctic’s rapid response to warming temperatures. The Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) on NASA’s Terra satellite observed the area before and after the ice shelf breakup.

Published Jan 13, 2007

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Breakup Continues on the Wilkins Ice Shelf
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Breakup Continues on the Wilkins Ice Shelf

Wave action and glacial dynamics split another chunk of ice off of the Antarctic Peninsula in March 2013.

Published May 25, 2013

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Wilkins Ice Bridge Collapse
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Wilkins Ice Bridge Collapse

A narrow ice bridge connecting Charcot Island and Latady Island broke apart in April 2009.

Published Apr 8, 2009

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Breakup of the Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica
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Breakup of the Larsen Ice Shelf, Antarctica

Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite imagery analyzed at the University of Colorado’s National Snow and Ice Data Center revealed that the northern section of the Larsen B ice shelf, a large floating ice mass on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula, has shattered and separated from the continent. This particular image was taken on March 5, 2002.

Published Mar 20, 2002

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Countdown to Calving at Brunt Ice Shelf
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Countdown to Calving at Brunt Ice Shelf

Cracks growing across the ice shelf are poised to release an iceberg about twice size of New York City.

Published Feb 19, 2019

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Crack Advances Across Antarctic Ice Shelf
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Crack Advances Across Antarctic Ice Shelf

A rift along the Larsen C Ice Shelf grew longer during the Antarctic winter.

Published Sep 8, 2016

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Retreat of Serson Ice Shelf
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Retreat of Serson Ice Shelf

This trio of images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite shows the rapid break up of the Serson Ice Shelf between July 28 and July 31.

Published Sep 11, 2008

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Wilkins Ice Shelf Disintegrates
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Wilkins Ice Shelf Disintegrates

Ice shelves are thick slabs of ice that are attached to coastlines and extend out over the ocean. In the natural course of events, ice shelves often calve large icebergs. On February 28, 2008, however, the Wilkins Ice Shelf rapidly disintegrated into small pieces.

Published Mar 27, 2008

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