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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 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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Major Iceberg Cracks off Pine Island Glacier
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Major Iceberg Cracks off Pine Island Glacier

Landsat 8 captures a view of the ice separating from the ice shelf.

Published Nov 15, 2013

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End of the Journey for Iceberg B-15Z?
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End of the Journey for Iceberg B-15Z?

After an 18-year voyage, a fragment of the largest iceberg ever recorded has drifted into dangerously warm territory.

Published Jun 6, 2018

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Iceberg B-34 Makes Its Debut off Antarctica
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Iceberg B-34 Makes Its Debut off Antarctica

In early 2015, a new berg broke free from the Getz Ice Shelf.

Published Apr 21, 2015

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