antarctic ice shelf
Can Geoengineering Protect Earth’s Icesheets?
It's time to take a thorough, more serious look at using geoengineering to protect the planet's icesheets, according to a…
4 months ago
Antarctica Lost an Ice Shelf, but Gained an Island
Collapsing ice shelves on the eastern coast of Antarctica has revealed something never seen before: a landform that might be…
3 years ago
An Iceberg the Size of South Georgia Island is on a Collision Course with… South Georgia Island
Back in July 2017, satellites watched as an enormous iceberg broke free from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf on the…
4 years ago
Antarctica is About to Unleash an Iceberg Twice the Size of New York City
An ice shelf in Antarctica is about to give birth to a baby. This baby is a giant, spawned by…
6 years ago
This is Ice in Antarctica, Flowing in Slow Motion Like Water Going Through River Rapids
As part of their ninth year monitoring the Antarctic peninsula, Operation IceBridge recently flew above the ice sheet and took…
7 years ago
An Iceberg Caught in the Act of Forming
An airborne ‘eye in the sky’ has provided unprecedented views and details of a massive iceberg calving from its parent…
13 years ago