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Antarctica's France-Sized Ice Shelf Makes Daily Jumps, Raising Icequake Concerns
The potential acceleration and eventual disintegration of the Ross Ice Shelf, leading to its movement into the sea, would have far-reaching consequences for ice coverage throughout the region.
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Watch: First Look At Iceberg The Size Of Greater London
Ten years after the first cracks appeared, A81, the Greater-London-sized block of ice, had finally calved off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
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Giant Iceberg, Bigger Than Size Of Delhi, Breaks Off From Antarctic Ice Shelf
The massive iceberg, which is nearly 600 square miles (1550 sq km), broke free from the 492ft-thick (150m) Brunt Ice Shelf on Sunday.
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NASA’s Satellite Imagery Shows Antarctic Ice Shelf Crumbling Faster Than Imagined
NASA’s recent study led by researchers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has revealed that Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice. This raises new concern about how fast climate change is weakening Antarctica's floating ice shelves and accelerating the rise of global sea...
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Antarctic Ice Shelf, Almost As Big As Rome, Collapses As Temperature Rises
The temperature in East Antarctica rose to minus 11.8 degrees Celsius last week, more than 40 degrees Celsius warmer than the seasonal norm.
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Iceberg Almost The Size Of Greater London Breaks Off In Antarctica
A vast iceberg almost the size of Greater London has broken away from the Antarctic ice shelf near a British research station, the British Antarctic Survey said Friday.
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Trillion-Tonne Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica: Report
A trillion-tonne iceberg, one of the largest ever recorded, has snapped off the West Antarctic ice shelf, scientists who have monitored the growing crack for years said on Wednesday.
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Huge Ice Block In Antarctica The Size Of Delaware Poised To Snap Off
A chunk of ice bigger than the US state of Delaware is hanging by a thread from the West Antarctic ice shelf, satellite images revealed Wednesday.
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As Trump Mulls Paris Climate Deal, Antarctica Could Soon Break Off A Delaware-Sized Iceberg
A long-growing crack in the Larsen C ice shelf, one of Antarctica's largest floating platforms of ice, appears to be nearing its endgame.
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Enormous Antarctic Ice Shelf Rift Grows By Another 6 Miles
A more than 100-mile-long crack in one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves grew another 6 miles in little over two weeks this month, British scientists reported Thursday. That's on top of an 11-mile growth that occurred in the second two weeks of December - representing a 17 mile total advance in not much more than a month.
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Ice Cracks Force Shutdown Of UK Antarctic Station
A British research station on an ice shelf in Antarctica is being relocated and shut down over the winter because of fears it could float off on an iceberg, the British Antarctic Survey said on Monday.
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The Crack In This Antarctic Ice Shelf Just Grew By 11 Miles. A Break Could Be Imminent.
In recent years, Greenland's enormous Petermann glacier has lost huge pieces of ice, one four times the size of Manhattan, one two times its size.
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A Huge Crack Is Spreading Across One Of Antarctica's Biggest Ice Shelves
For some time, scientists who focus on Antarctica have been watching the progression of a large crack in one of the world's great ice shelves - Larsen C, the most northern major ice shelf of the Antarctic peninsula, and the fourth largest Antarctic ice shelf overall.
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Canadian Pilot Injured After Falling Into Antarctic Crevasse
A Canadian helicopter pilot was in critical condition today after plunging 20 metres (66 feet) down a crevasse after he landed on a remote ice shelf in Antarctica, Australian officials said.
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NASA Finds Antarctic Ice Shelf a Few Years From Disintegration
The last intact section of one of Antarctica's mammoth ice shelves is weakening fast and will likely disintegrate completely in the next few years, contributing further to rising sea levels, according to a NASA study released on Thursday.
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Antarctica's France-Sized Ice Shelf Makes Daily Jumps, Raising Icequake Concerns
The potential acceleration and eventual disintegration of the Ross Ice Shelf, leading to its movement into the sea, would have far-reaching consequences for ice coverage throughout the region.
-
Watch: First Look At Iceberg The Size Of Greater London
Ten years after the first cracks appeared, A81, the Greater-London-sized block of ice, had finally calved off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
-
Giant Iceberg, Bigger Than Size Of Delhi, Breaks Off From Antarctic Ice Shelf
The massive iceberg, which is nearly 600 square miles (1550 sq km), broke free from the 492ft-thick (150m) Brunt Ice Shelf on Sunday.
-
NASA’s Satellite Imagery Shows Antarctic Ice Shelf Crumbling Faster Than Imagined
NASA’s recent study led by researchers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has revealed that Antarctica's coastal glaciers are shedding icebergs more rapidly than nature can replenish the crumbling ice. This raises new concern about how fast climate change is weakening Antarctica's floating ice shelves and accelerating the rise of global sea...
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Antarctic Ice Shelf, Almost As Big As Rome, Collapses As Temperature Rises
The temperature in East Antarctica rose to minus 11.8 degrees Celsius last week, more than 40 degrees Celsius warmer than the seasonal norm.
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Iceberg Almost The Size Of Greater London Breaks Off In Antarctica
A vast iceberg almost the size of Greater London has broken away from the Antarctic ice shelf near a British research station, the British Antarctic Survey said Friday.
-
Trillion-Tonne Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica: Report
A trillion-tonne iceberg, one of the largest ever recorded, has snapped off the West Antarctic ice shelf, scientists who have monitored the growing crack for years said on Wednesday.
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Huge Ice Block In Antarctica The Size Of Delaware Poised To Snap Off
A chunk of ice bigger than the US state of Delaware is hanging by a thread from the West Antarctic ice shelf, satellite images revealed Wednesday.
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As Trump Mulls Paris Climate Deal, Antarctica Could Soon Break Off A Delaware-Sized Iceberg
A long-growing crack in the Larsen C ice shelf, one of Antarctica's largest floating platforms of ice, appears to be nearing its endgame.
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Enormous Antarctic Ice Shelf Rift Grows By Another 6 Miles
A more than 100-mile-long crack in one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves grew another 6 miles in little over two weeks this month, British scientists reported Thursday. That's on top of an 11-mile growth that occurred in the second two weeks of December - representing a 17 mile total advance in not much more than a month.
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Ice Cracks Force Shutdown Of UK Antarctic Station
A British research station on an ice shelf in Antarctica is being relocated and shut down over the winter because of fears it could float off on an iceberg, the British Antarctic Survey said on Monday.
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The Crack In This Antarctic Ice Shelf Just Grew By 11 Miles. A Break Could Be Imminent.
In recent years, Greenland's enormous Petermann glacier has lost huge pieces of ice, one four times the size of Manhattan, one two times its size.
-
A Huge Crack Is Spreading Across One Of Antarctica's Biggest Ice Shelves
For some time, scientists who focus on Antarctica have been watching the progression of a large crack in one of the world's great ice shelves - Larsen C, the most northern major ice shelf of the Antarctic peninsula, and the fourth largest Antarctic ice shelf overall.
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Canadian Pilot Injured After Falling Into Antarctic Crevasse
A Canadian helicopter pilot was in critical condition today after plunging 20 metres (66 feet) down a crevasse after he landed on a remote ice shelf in Antarctica, Australian officials said.
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NASA Finds Antarctic Ice Shelf a Few Years From Disintegration
The last intact section of one of Antarctica's mammoth ice shelves is weakening fast and will likely disintegrate completely in the next few years, contributing further to rising sea levels, according to a NASA study released on Thursday.
