Antarctic Glacier Sped Up As Its Ice Shelf Collapsed

Live Science 2023-08-13

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Pine Island Glacier, one of the fastest-shrinking glaciers in Antarctica, hastened its slide into the sea between 2017 and 2020, when one-fifth of its associated ice shelf broke off as massive icebergs, a new study reveals. Scientists studied the acceleration using high-res radar images, captured by satellites.

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