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A Crack of Light in the Polar Dark
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Published June 29, 2017
Even in the dark, there are satellite instruments that allow scientists to “see” the rift growing across Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf.
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Breakdown of an Ice Arch
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Published May 20, 2017
An arch of pack ice usually prevents Arctic sea ice from flowing down the Nares Strait. That arch broke up early this year.
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Sea Ice Swirls in the Labrador Sea
Published May 16, 2017
A combination of winds and currents steered sea ice into interlocking swirls.
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The Making of an Iceberg
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Published April 14, 2017
The impending birth of a big, new iceberg from Antarctica’s Larsen C Ice Shelf will not have an immediate effect on sea level, but it could be an indicator of future problems.
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The Most Studied Peninsula on Antarctica
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Published February 24, 2017
The northernmost arm of Antarctica is a hotspot of research because its retreating glaciers are a large contributor to sea level rise.
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Glacial “Aftershock” Spawns Antarctic Iceberg
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Published February 15, 2017
Pine Island Glacier has shed another block of ice into Antarctic waters.
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Antarctica’s Changing Larsen Ice Shelf
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Published February 7, 2017
When this closely watched slab of floating ice births a giant iceberg, it will not be the first time it has seen dramatic change.
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Close Look at a Crack on Larsen C
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Published December 13, 2016
Scientists flew over a rift that’s growing across an ice shelf along the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Crack Advances Across Antarctic Ice Shelf
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Published September 8, 2016
A rift along the Larsen C Ice Shelf grew longer during the Antarctic winter.
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A Nearly Ice-Free Northwest Passage
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Published August 20, 2016
By mid-August 2016, the famed high-latitude sea route in the Arctic Ocean was open.
Swirls of Ice in the Labrador Sea
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Published July 21, 2016
When the ice melts or starts congealing, it masses into chunks like crushed ice in a cocktail. Then, ocean currents stir those chunks into a cyclone-like vortex.
Antarctic Ice Shelf Sheds Bergs
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Published April 13, 2016
A crack across the Nansen Ice Shelf has broken, shedding two icebergs—one large enough to earn the name C33.
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