A Maryland-size iceberg broke off Antarctica in July 2017. More than year later, iceberg A68a had floated a few dozen miles away from its birthplace. But A68a just made a fateful turn and should now wander north, where it will eventually break up and melt. The process may take a […]
Satellites that continuously photograph Antarctica recorded a Delaware-size iceberg breaking off in July. A glaciologist has animated nine months-worth of photos from space into a short animation. The animation shows iceberg A-68 – the third-largest in human history – breaking off and floating away from the Larsen C ice shelf. […]
