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Iceberg Closes In on South Georgia
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Iceberg Closes In on South Georgia

Antarctic iceberg A-68A has drifted menacingly close to a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

Published Dec 14, 2020

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Sluggish Start for Arctic Sea Ice Freeze-Up
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Sluggish Start for Arctic Sea Ice Freeze-Up

Early ice retreat amid warm Arctic air temperatures set the stage for the slow refreeze in 2020.

Published Dec 8, 2020

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A Swirl of Old Supercontinent Silt
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A Swirl of Old Supercontinent Silt

On the island of Spitsbergen, glaciers grind up sandstone, leaving an abundance of sediment that stains the meltwater.

Published Dec 8, 2020

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Early Melting Along the Antarctic Peninsula
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Early Melting Along the Antarctic Peninsula

About a month before the start of astronomical summer in the southern hemisphere, vast areas of sea ice were already painted blue with meltwater.

Published Dec 3, 2020

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Outburst at Desolation Lake
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Outburst at Desolation Lake

A flood in a glacial lake behind Lituya Glacier surprised an unsuspecting fisherman and reworked a young delta in Alaska.

Published Nov 30, 2020

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