After breaking from the Brunt Ice Shelf, Iceberg A-81 and other pieces of ice drift south with the Weddell Gyre.
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A long-watched rift has spawned an iceberg about twice the size of New York City.
A large iceberg finally split from the Antarctic ice shelf, but another piece stubbornly hangs on.
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A crack on the Antarctic ice shelf grew dramatically in late 2020 into 2021.
The enormous slab of ice poised to break away from the Brunt ice shelf is still hanging on.
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Cracks growing across the ice shelf are poised to release an iceberg about twice size of New York City.
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