It’s the kind of event that when it happens, you leave whatever you’re doing,” said Patricia Esquete, the expedition’s chief scientist.
A gigantic iceberg cracked off Antarctica on Jan. 13, revealing a swath of ocean that had not seen daylight in decades. Researchers decided to search the seafloor under the freshly exposed ocean. What ...
Since Antarctica has had a large ice cap for around 34 million years, the remote islands around Iceberg Alley have seen countless icebergs pass by. South Orkney is one of these islands, and ...
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Antarctic iceberg A-23A (at left) stuck in shallow waters off the coast of South Georgia ...
It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate ...
Mega-iceberg from Antarctica on collision course with South Georgia: Harbinger of things to come? Date: February 24, 2025 Source: Utrecht University Summary: It is no strange sight to see icebergs ...