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Antarctica’s Changing Larsen Ice Shelf
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Antarctica’s Changing Larsen Ice Shelf

When this closely watched slab of floating ice births a giant iceberg, it will not be the first time it has seen dramatic change.

Published Feb 7, 2017

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Retreat of Crane Glacier, Antarctic Peninsula
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Retreat of Crane Glacier, Antarctic Peninsula

This pair of satellite images shows the dramatic retreat of the Crane Glacier between 2002 and 2003, following the collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf.

Published Apr 8, 2010

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Thinning at Hektoria and Green Glaciers
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Thinning at Hektoria and Green Glaciers

Since the dramatic disintegration of the Larsen-B ice shelf in 2002, thinning and ice loss from nearby tributary glaciers has continued unabated.

Published Oct 25, 2012

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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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Fragments of Larsen B Ice Shelf Lingered Until 2005
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Fragments of Larsen B Ice Shelf Lingered Until 2005

Acquired in 2003, 2004,and 2005, these images show an intermittently ice-filled bay in the wake of the 2002 collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Published Apr 9, 2010

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Wilkins Ice Bridge Collapse
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Wilkins Ice Bridge Collapse

This approximately true-color image shows ice fragments left over from previous breakups of the Wilkins Ice Shelf.

Published Apr 19, 2009

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Malaspina on the Move
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Malaspina on the Move

More than 30 years of ice velocity data are helping scientists tease out how mountain glaciers respond to climate change.

Published Sep 11, 2019

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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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Close Look at a Crack on Larsen C
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Close Look at a Crack on Larsen C

Scientists flew over a rift that’s growing across an ice shelf along the Antarctic Peninsula.

Published Dec 13, 2016

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Nansen Breaking Up with Antarctica
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Nansen Breaking Up with Antarctica

A floating shelf of ice attached to the coast of Antarctica appears ready to shed an iceberg into the Southern Ocean.

Published Mar 10, 2016

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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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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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Mapping the Speed of Ice
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Mapping the Speed of Ice

Better Landsat imaging and creative use of software is allowing scientists to map details of changing glaciers and ice sheets.

Published Dec 14, 2016

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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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