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Is Brunt on the brink?

Written by  Thursday, 11 February 2021 11:15
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New crack in the Brunt Ice Shelf

In early 2019, all eyes were fixed on the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, where a massive iceberg, around the size of Greater London, appeared poised to break off. Almost two years later, the berg is desperately clinging on, although current data indicate calving is imminent. A new crack, spotted in images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel missions, now suggests the potential for calving of multiple bergs.

British Antarctic Survey

British Antarctic Survey


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