In the early hours of May 20, 2024, iceberg A-83 was the third iceberg to calve from the Brunt Ice Shelf in the last four years. (Photo: ESA) A 380 km² iceberg broke off the Brunt Ice Shelf in the early hours of May 20, 2024. The event had been expected for several...
This satellite image taken on January 23, 2021 by ESA’s “Sentinel-1” satellite shows cracks around the “McDonald Ice Rumple”. (Photo: ESA, Sentinel-1) Two years ago, scientists at Britain’s Halley VI station feared that the Brunt...
This graph shows the path of iceberg A68 from October 31, 2020 to January 04, 2021. (Graphic BAS) The giant iceberg A68 drifted threateningly close to the island for the wildlife of South Georgia. By the end of 2020, it seemed that the iceberg would be unstoppable....
