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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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B31 Iceberg in Darkness
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B31 Iceberg in Darkness

Thermal infrared imagery shows the ice island—which calved off of Pine Island Glacier—after winter darkness has set in.

Published May 15, 2014

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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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The Quick Demise of B-44
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The Quick Demise of B-44

In just a month, a large iceberg from Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier has disintegrated.

Published Oct 28, 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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Rift on Pine Island Glacier
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Rift on Pine Island Glacier

The floating part of Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier released a new, 185-square-kilometer iceberg.

Published Sep 26, 2017

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Pine Island Glacier’s Newest Iceberg
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Pine Island Glacier’s Newest Iceberg

Iceberg B-49 calved from the Antarctic glacier in February 2020.

Published Feb 12, 2020

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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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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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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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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 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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Petermann Ice Island in Nares Strait
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Petermann Ice Island in Nares Strait

Acquired September 13, 2012, this natural-color image shows the fragmented ice island, PII-2012, in Nares Strait.

Published Sep 17, 2012

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Flying Through a Crack in the Ice
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Flying Through a Crack in the Ice

Scientists merged photographs and laser altimetry data to create a virtual journey through the crack in Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier.

Published Feb 29, 2012

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Disintegration of Iceberg A53a
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Disintegration of Iceberg A53a

In April 2005, the A53a iceberg calved off the Larsen Ice Shelf and began drifting north. Nearly three years later, it began to disintegrate.

Published Mar 20, 2008

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