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A Fracturing Berg in the Polar Night
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A Fracturing Berg in the Polar Night

The iceberg that calved from the Larsen C ice shelf has broken into two named bergs, as well as a handful of pieces.

Published Jul 27, 2017

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Brunt Ice Shelf Survives the Solstice
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Brunt Ice Shelf Survives the Solstice

The enormous slab of ice poised to break away from the Brunt ice shelf is still hanging on.

Published Jul 3, 2019

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Landsat Spots Birth of Iceberg A-68
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Landsat Spots Birth of Iceberg A-68

Thermal imagery shows the relative warmth between the new iceberg and the Larsen C ice shelf.

Published Jul 21, 2017

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A Chip off the King Baudouin Ice Shelf
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A Chip off the King Baudouin Ice Shelf

In January 2015, a new iceberg broke off from an ice shelf in East Antarctica that had otherwise been quiet for decades.

Published Feb 7, 2015

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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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Daylight Returns to Larsen C
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Daylight Returns to Larsen C

Scientists are getting their first sunlit looks at the massive iceberg that broke away from Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf in July 2017.

Published Sep 14, 2017

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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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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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One Year Adrift, but Not Far
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One Year Adrift, but Not Far

Iceberg A-68A has moved a relatively short distance in the year since it calved from the Larsen C Ice Shelf.

Published Jul 13, 2018

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Amery Ice Shelf
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Amery Ice Shelf

Rifts form a triple junction along the edge of a giant loose tooth in East Antarctica.

Published Feb 12, 2012

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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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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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