A23a is currently the largest iceberg in the world, with a surface area of about 1,200 square miles. Since breaking off Antarctica's mainland in 1986, A23a has made its way toward the territory of ...

In February 2021, a team from British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and National Oceanography Centre (NOC) diverted a research ship already in the area to record how the iceberg's melting was ...

The world's largest icebergs – which can be larger than entire countries in some cases – break off the Antarctic ice sheet. As they drift and melt in the Southern Ocean, they create a unique ...

Related: Along with dumping 1 trillion tons of fresh water into the ocean, the melting iceberg also pumped nutrients into its environment, which will radically alter the local ecosystem for years ...

On a special episode (first released on February 12, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Icebergs are bellwethers of environmental changes. Their formation, movement and melting offer insights into some ...

The curiously spinning berg is slowly melting but won’t impact rising sea levels, experts say, and instead highlights the fascinating life cycle of icebergs and how the climate crisis impacts ...

It was slowly drifting along the Antarctica for more than a year, but its melting has accelerated now and the iceberg is heading for its eventual demise, the outlet further said. An extraordinary ...

Next up, a yearslong ramble through the Southern Ocean and, eventually, a big melt. By Victor Mather It’s massive. It’s icy. And it’s moving. It’s an iceberg named A23a. Wait, that’s ...