A scientist spotted a jade hue in the sea ice fastened to the coast of East Antarctica.
Published Nov 18, 2023
How scientists are discovering colonies in remote parts of Antarctica by searching satellite images for guano stains.
Published Jun 13, 2017
After nearly pummeling the vulnerable Brunt Ice Shelf, a flock of Antarctic icebergs settles in for the austral winter.
Published Mar 19, 2022Image of the Day Heat Land Water Snow and Ice Remote Sensing
The long voyage of one of the planet’s largest bergs—A-68A—has come to an end.
Published Apr 21, 2021Image of the Day Snow and Ice Remote Sensing Sea and Lake Ice Videos
Acquired December 13, 2010, this natural-color image shows smooth- and rough-surfaced icebergs casting long shadows along the Antarctic coast.
Published Jan 2, 2011
These photographs, taken from the International Space Station in January, 2004, show two pieces of a massive iceberg that broke off from the Ronne Ice Shelf in October, 1998. The pieces of iceberg A-38 have floated relatively close to South Georgia Island. After 5 years and 3 months adrift, they are approximately 1,500 nautical miles from their origin. In the oblique image, taken a few minutes later, the cloud pattern reveals the impact of the mountainous islands on the local wind field. At this time, the icebergs are sheltered in the lee side of the island.
Published Jan 26, 2004
A constellation of icebergs floated in Baffin Bay off the west coast of Greenland on July 17, 2005.
Published Jul 15, 2012
Signs of structural weaknesses may signal a shift in this Antarctic ice shelf’s stability.
Published Apr 6, 2024
Icebergs and sea ice floated along Antarctica’s Mawson Coast in March 2013.
Published Mar 24, 2013
This pair of satellite images shows the dramatic retreat of the Crane Glacier between 2002 and 2003, following the collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf.
Published Apr 8, 2010
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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