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After Drifting For Years, World's Largest Iceberg A23a Disappears
The end came in March 2026, when the United States National Ice Center reported that A23a had become too small to continue tracking.
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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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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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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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Massive Iceberg Breaks Off Ice Shelf In Antarctica
A more than 600-square-mile iceberg broke off Antarctica in recent days, but the event is part of a normal cycle and is not related to climate change, scientists say.
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Iceberg Twice The Size Of New York City Is About To Break Off Antarctica
Since 1956, British scientists have been studying geology, glaciology and the atmosphere at the Halley research station located on the Brunt Ice Shelf. The lab has been torn down and rebuilt many times over the decades, and took its most recent form in 2012 when the Halley VI Research Station - a mobile, modular structure - delivered its first scie...
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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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Iceberg Containing 1 Trillion Tons Of Ice About To Break Off Of Antarctica
An enormous iceberg, over 2,000 square miles in area - or nearly the size of Delaware - is poised to detach from one of the largest floating ice shelves in Antarctica and float off in the Weddell Sea, south of the tip of South America.
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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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New Crack In One Of Antarctica's Biggest Ice Shelves. Major Break Next?
The Larsen C ice shelf just moved a step closer to losing a huge chunk of ice.
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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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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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After Drifting For Years, World's Largest Iceberg A23a Disappears
The end came in March 2026, when the United States National Ice Center reported that A23a had become too small to continue tracking.
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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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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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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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Massive Iceberg Breaks Off Ice Shelf In Antarctica
A more than 600-square-mile iceberg broke off Antarctica in recent days, but the event is part of a normal cycle and is not related to climate change, scientists say.
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Iceberg Twice The Size Of New York City Is About To Break Off Antarctica
Since 1956, British scientists have been studying geology, glaciology and the atmosphere at the Halley research station located on the Brunt Ice Shelf. The lab has been torn down and rebuilt many times over the decades, and took its most recent form in 2012 when the Halley VI Research Station - a mobile, modular structure - delivered its first scie...
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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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Iceberg Containing 1 Trillion Tons Of Ice About To Break Off Of Antarctica
An enormous iceberg, over 2,000 square miles in area - or nearly the size of Delaware - is poised to detach from one of the largest floating ice shelves in Antarctica and float off in the Weddell Sea, south of the tip of South America.
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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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New Crack In One Of Antarctica's Biggest Ice Shelves. Major Break Next?
The Larsen C ice shelf just moved a step closer to losing a huge chunk of ice.
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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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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.
