This iceberg first broke off from Antarctic in 1986 but has been penned in a crowded patch of sea ice for decades. On December 13 last year, the British Antarctic Survey announced that the mega ...

However, it has instead got caught up in a Taylor column, a type ... of iceberg calving in Antarctica raises concerns about the stability of ice shelves and the potential for accelerated sea ...

A 1,550 km2 iceberg broke off from Antarctica's ... The British base on the Brunt Ice Shelf in the Weddell Sea consists of a series of modules on skis that enable it to be moved away if necessary.

Satellite images showing the mammoth sheet of ice moving towards the island are being monitored daily, with the iceberg appearing ... to various species of penguin, seals and sea birds.

This iceberg first broke off in 1986 but has been penned in a crowded patch of sea ice for decades until a few years ago, Meijers said.Calving icebergs are normal, but they are happening more ...