"The change of seasons causes surface melting far inland from the coastal ice front," glaciologist Christopher Shuman said.

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according to NASA. Wind-drive phenomena doesn't just create striking imagery, but also may help scientists understand the changing climate of Antarctica, particularly around the Pine Island glacier.