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New Ice Island at Pine Island Glacier
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New Ice Island at Pine Island Glacier

Thermal infrared imagery spots the cracks and a new ice island through the dark of the Antarctic winter night.

Published Jul 28, 2013

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Birth of an Iceberg
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Birth of an Iceberg

In a routine survey of Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier, NASA scientists discovered a large crack in the ice which will soon lead to the birth of a new giant iceberg.

Published Nov 3, 2011

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A Growing Rift in Antarctic Ice
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A Growing Rift in Antarctic Ice

Images from the German satellite TerraSar-X shows how a rift on Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier grew between October 2011 and September 2012.

Published Oct 19, 2012

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PIG Calving Front Free of Sea Ice
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PIG Calving Front Free of Sea Ice

As spring clears out sea ice from Pine Island Bay, the birth of a massive new iceberg may be more likely.

Published Nov 24, 2012

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Glacial “Aftershock” Spawns Antarctic Iceberg
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Glacial “Aftershock” Spawns Antarctic Iceberg

Pine Island Glacier has shed another block of ice into Antarctic waters.

Published Feb 15, 2017

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Pine Island Glacier Quickly Drops Another Iceberg
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Pine Island Glacier Quickly Drops Another Iceberg

Calving that used to happen about every six years has become a near-annual event.

Published Nov 8, 2018

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Pine Island Glacier Births New ‘Berg
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Pine Island Glacier Births New ‘Berg

The 185-square-kilometer hunk of ice is afloat in the Amundsen Sea, off the coast of West Antarctica.

Published Oct 3, 2017

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Pine Island Iceberg Breaking Loose
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Pine Island Iceberg Breaking Loose

The rift in the glacier is now completely open, and a large iceberg is moving out into Pine Island Bay.

Published Nov 14, 2013

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Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica
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Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica

The Pine Island Glacier has been the focus of scientific attention for many years. Large numbers of deep crevasses are a sign that parts of the glacier are moving rapidly.

Published Jan 11, 2008

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Crack in the Pine Island Glacier
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Crack in the Pine Island Glacier

A large crack running across the Pine Island Glacier in this satellite image is the beginning of the birth of a new giant iceberg.

Published Nov 16, 2011

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Polynyas and the Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica
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Polynyas and the Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica

Three polynyas—circular areas free of sea ice—provide tantalizing clues as to why Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier is melting at an astonishing 100 meters per year.

Published Nov 18, 2011

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Drifting with Ice Island B31
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Drifting with Ice Island B31

Over the course of five months in Antarctic spring and summer, NASA’s Terra and Aqua satellites captured a series of images of ice island B31.

Published Apr 18, 2014

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High Resolution View of Pine Island Glacier
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High Resolution View of Pine Island Glacier

Pine Island Glacier has undergone a steady thinning in recent decades. In December 2000, satellites detected a wide new crack.

Published Nov 16, 2001

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Channel Beneath Pine Island Glacier
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Channel Beneath Pine Island Glacier

Scientists discovered a deepwater channel that could funnel warm water to the glacier's underbelly and melt it from below.

Published Jan 19, 2011

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