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Iceberg B17-B Adrift Off the Southwestern Coast of Australia
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Published December 19, 2009
Captured between early November and early December 2009, these true-color images show the changes in iceberg B17-B as it drifts northward from Antarctica toward Australia.
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Landslides on Volcan de San Vicente
Published November 24, 2009
The paths of more than a dozen lahars radiate down the flanks of El Salvador’s Volcáan San Vicente in all directions following torrential rains in November 2009.
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Wilkins Ice Bridge Collapse
Published April 19, 2009
This approximately true-color image shows ice fragments left over from previous breakups of the Wilkins Ice Shelf.
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Published April 8, 2009
A narrow ice bridge connecting Charcot Island and Latady Island broke apart in April 2009.
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Ice on Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron
Published March 11, 2009
Lakeshore residents of Linwood, Michigan, were invaded by mountains of ice on the evening of March 8, 2009, as winds drove ice ashore from Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron. These images show the break-up of ice on the bay.
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Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica
Published January 11, 2008
The Pine Island Glacier has been the focus of scientific attention for many years. Large numbers of deep crevasses are a sign that parts of the glacier are moving rapidly.
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Record Sea Ice Minimum
Published October 13, 2007
Arctic sea ice reached a record low in September 2007, below the previous record set in 2005 and substantially below the long-term average.
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Published October 11, 2007
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Sea Ice in the Beaufort Sea
Published August 1, 2006
From the time Europeans discovered the North American continent to the mid-twentieth century, sailors searched for a northwest passage that would connect the Atlantic Ocean (and Europe) to the Pacific Ocean (and Asia). No such passage exists through the continent, but during the summer, a northwest route through the Arctic opens up.
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Ice Surge in Barrow, Alaska
Published February 6, 2006
Driven by strong winds and ocean currents, large blocks of sea ice crashed ashore in the town of Barrow, Alaska, on January 23 and 24, 2006.
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B-15A Iceberg Breaks
Published November 10, 2005
B-15A Iceberg
Published April 20, 2005
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