Pine Island Glacier has shed another block of ice into Antarctic waters.
Published Feb 15, 2017
Thermal infrared imagery spots the cracks and a new ice island through the dark of the Antarctic winter night.
Published Jul 28, 2013
The floating part of Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier released a new, 185-square-kilometer iceberg.
Published Sep 26, 2017
Calving that used to happen about every six years has become a near-annual event.
Published Nov 8, 2018Image of the Day Snow and Ice Remote Sensing Sea and Lake 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
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
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
As this Antarctic glacier sheds huge icebergs more frequently, scientists are closely monitoring the retreat.
Published May 13, 2019
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
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
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
