The formation, movement and melting of icebergs offer insights into some of the most extreme areas of the cryosphere, like Antarctica and Greenland.

Sea ice refers to the free-floating ice in the polar regions. While it generally expands during the winter and melts in the ...

Fields of glistening snow and iceberg peaks are what many people think of when they hear of the Arctic. However, this ...

"The island acts as an obstacle for ocean currents and therefore usually diverts the water long before it reaches the island," he said. "The iceberg is moved by that water flow, so the chances of ...

The Arctic Ocean could have a period effectively devoid ... Eventually, there may come a time when not a single iceberg can be found bobbing in the waters of the northern hemisphere – but ...

22, 2025, are closely monitoring the iceberg's slow journey through the Southern Ocean, where it could soon reach the shallow waters surrounding South Georgia. Iceberg A23a has been a concern for ...

Credit: NASA. Most people picture icebergs like big floating boulders in the ocean. Maybe they might be as large as a house. The famous iceberg was big enough to sink the Titanic in 1912. However, ...

They travel on the breaking ice floe, dive with belugas and narwhals in the open Arctic Ocean, and explore the ... that has shed thousands of gigantic icebergs into the sea. They also flirt ...

It is very cold and there are icebergs floating in the water, even in the summer. The Southern Ocean is the second smallest ocean. The smallest and shallowest ocean is the Arctic Ocean.

"The island acts as an obstacle for ocean currents and therefore usually diverts the water long before it reaches the island," he said. "The iceberg is moved by that water flow, so the chances of ...