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Hundreds of iceberg earthquakes are shaking the crumbling end of Antarctica's Doomsday GlacierGlacial earthquakes are rocking the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica.
By Thanh-Son Pham Published
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40-year-old 'queen of icebergs' A23a is no longer world's biggest after losing several 'very large chunks' since MayA giant iceberg called A23a that broke off Antarctica in 1986 is now disintegrating near South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, scientists say.
By Sascha Pare Published
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World's largest iceberg, A23a, is disintegrating into thousands of pieces alongside penguin refugeEarth from space A new satellite photo has revealed that the "megaberg," A23a, is beginning to break apart, spawning thousands of smaller ice chunks around the Antarctic island of South Georgia.
By Harry Baker Published
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40-year-old 'mega' iceberg — the largest on Earth — is on the move after being trapped in a giant vortex for monthsThe "megaberg" A23a is on the move again after spinning in one spot for months on end. This is the ice slab's second great escape in as many years after being stuck in place for the first 37 years of its existence.
By Harry Baker Published
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Diamond Beach: Iceland's spellbinding black sand beach covered in sparkling ice jewelsIcebergs and other glacial fragments regularly wash up on Iceland's southern Diamond Beach, making the sandy strip look like a field of gemstones.
By Sascha Pare Published
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'Doomsday glacier' won't collapse the way we thought, new study suggestsBy Mathieu Morlighem Published
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Gulf Stream's fate to be decided by climate 'tug-of-war'New research suggests that runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet could prevent icebergs from disrupting key ocean currents. But some scientists have cautioned that other factors may be at play.
By Ben Turner Published
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Mysterious wave ripples across 'galaxy' of icebergs in Arctic fjordEarth from space A puzzling arc was spotted in the water of a Greenland fjord littered with iceberg fragments. There are a couple of possible explanations for this bizarre phenomenon but we will likely never know what caused it, experts say.
By Harry Baker Published
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City-sized holes on Antarctica's ice shelves offer tantalizing 'window' into the frozen continent's underworldEnormous holes on Antarctica's ice shelves appear to be linked with the formation of icebergs, study reveals.
By Bradley Van Paridon Published
