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Ancient Antarctic Ice Sheet Loss Dwarfs Modern Melting, Study Finds
More than a year ago, researcher Julian Dowdeswell boarded a research vessel at the edge of the Fimbul ice shelf to the east of the Antarctic Peninsula. He and six other scientists with the University of Cambridge were setting off as part of an expedition to study the ancient patterns of ice sheet retreat along…
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NASA Captures Stunning Close-Up Photos Of Antarctica’s Massive Iceberg
Back in July, satellite images showed an iceberg bigger than the state of Delaware calving and drifting away from Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf. Well, it’s summertime now in Antarctica, which means scientists are finally able to view this behemoth from up close – and the pictures are just as spectacular as we imagined.
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Antarctica Just Plopped A One Trillion Tonne Iceberg Into The Ocean
As expected, an iceberg half the size of Jamaica has finally cut itself loose from Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf. Dubbed A68, the 5,800 square km chunk of ice one of the biggest ever recorded — but what happens now, both to the iceberg and the ice shelf, is anyone’s guess.