A23a: World's largest and oldest iceberg breaks free, drifting in Southern Ocean

Dec 17, 2024, at 05:21 am

The world’s largest and oldest iceberg A23a is on the move.

MOSAiC expedition begins its ice drift on a floe

Oct 05, 2019, at 09:17 am

New York: After only a few days of searching, experts from the MOSAiC expedition have now found a suitable ice floe, where they will set up the research camp for their one-year-long drift through the Arctic Ocean.

Massive Antarctic iceberg spotted on NASA IceBridge Flight

Nov 10, 2018, at 07:17 am

Washington, Nov 10 (IBNS):  NASA’s Operation IceBridge on Wednesday, November 7, flew over an iceberg that is three times the size of Manhattan – the first time anyone has laid eyes on the giant iceberg, dubbed B-46 by the U.S. National Ice Center, that broke off from Pine Island Glacier in late October.

The one trillion tonne iceberg: Larsen C Ice Shelf rift finally breaks through

Jul 13, 2017, at 01:42 am

Washington, July 12 (IBNS): A one trillion tonne iceberg – one of the biggest ever recorded - has calved away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica, after a rift in the ice, monitored by the Swansea University-led MIDAS project, finally completed its path through the ice.

Google celebrates Earth Day with a series of doodles

Apr 22, 2017, at 03:32 pm

Mountain View, Apr 22 (IBNS): Web giant Google on Saturday celebrated Earth Day with a series of 12 doodles.