In January 2015, a new iceberg broke off from an ice shelf in East Antarctica that had otherwise been quiet for decades.
Image of the Day Snow and Ice
When this closely watched slab of floating ice births a giant iceberg, it will not be the first time it has seen dramatic change.
Image of the Day Heat Land Water Snow and Ice Sea and Lake Ice
This approximately true-color image shows ice fragments left over from previous breakups of the Wilkins Ice Shelf.
Image of the Day Water Snow and Ice Sea and Lake Ice
An area of sea ice larger than the state of Rhode Island can be seen breaking from the Ronne-Filchner Ice Shelf in this series of photo-like images.
Image of the Day Snow and Ice Sea and Lake Ice
Areas of new sea ice are visible in the vicinity of the Larsen C ice shelf off the Antarctic Peninsula.
Rifts form a triple junction along the edge of a giant loose tooth in East Antarctica.
Parts of this fast-melting ice shelf in West Antarctica were mapped and measured during an Operation IceBridge science flight.
Image of the Day Water Snow and Ice
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.
A narrow ice bridge connecting Charcot Island and Latady Island broke apart in April 2009.