Close shave: Giant iceberg grazes Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf 

A chunk bigger than A-74 would have been knocked off the iceshelf had the impact been stronger

On the move: Antarctic iceberg the size of Greater London breaks away

Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf has broken off into an iceberg of 1,550 aquare kilometre size. However, the event was expected and not linked to …

Collapse of Canada’s last remaining ice shelf raises global warming fears

The Milne ice shelf lost more than 40 per cent of its ice over two days end of July

Antarctic iceberg, once Earth’s biggest, suffers major split

The moving ice giant has been floating away from Antarctica since 2017

Why did Antarctic Larsen C ice shelf break in 2017? NASA has an answer

Melange, a collection of snow, icebergs and sea ice, has properties similar to glue: It fills cracks or gaps in ice shelves. As it grows thinner, …

Ice shelves of Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier may go earlier than expected

The melting of the glacier could result in a 0.5 metre global sea-level rise

Ice flow in Antarctica changes with season, can impact sea-level rise estimates

Meltwater reaching base of glaciers or thinning out of ice shelves likely causes 

Global Eco Watch: Mauritius declares environmental emergency

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This June was the fifth-warmest on record 

The first half of 2021 was the eighth warmest on record

Indo-US satellite NISAR to study Earth’s cryospheric changes, will help in natural resource, hazard management

The satellite's all-weather capability is particularly beneficial for monitoring regions like the Himalayas, where cloud cover can hinder data …

Troubling picture of Antarctica ice shelves: Study finds 40% volume lost in 25 years

Half of them shrinking with no sign of recovery, about 7.5 trillion tonnes of meltwater released into oceans