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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 ice chunks from the edge of a glacier. It is a form of ice ablation or ice ...
The Doomsday Glacier is at the center of a striking new discovery hidden deep under Antarctica’s frozen edge. For the first time, scientists have found hundreds of special earthquakes at some of the ...
Thanh-Son Pham receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Glacial earthquakes are a special type of earthquake generated in cold, icy regions. First discovered in the northern hemisphere ...
The glacier's collapse could severely impact coastal cities worldwide due to rising sea levels. Scientists have recently detected hundreds of earthquakes on the continent. According to a new study, a ...