An iceberg three times the size of Los Angeles has broken off from Antarctica. The European Space Agency reported that the iceberg is a 1,667 square-mile block of ice and is now floating in the ...
An iceberg larger than New York City has broken off an ice shelf in Antarctica. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) said in a press release Friday that its scientists first detected vast cracks in the ...
ANTARCTICA -- An iceberg larger than Los Angeles is now floating off Antarctica. The 600-square-mile chunk of ice, named D-28, broke away from the Amery Ice Shelf last week -- the first major event of ...
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Why icebergs break away from glaciers

The Fundamental Physics Behind Ice Calving Ice calving, also known as glacier calving or iceberg calving, is the breaking of ...
A 1550 square km (963 sq mi.) iceberg, designated A81 broke off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf. A time-lapse of the 'calving process' was captured by satellites. Credit; ESA - European Space Agency How ...