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Massive iceberg could be days away from ‘complete disintegration’: NASA
Scientists report the iceberg's area shrank to 1,182 sq km and warn climate-driven warmer waters accelerate its final breakup.
- NASA reported that iceberg A-23A is on the verge of complete disintegration as it drifts in the South Atlantic between South America and South Georgia Island.
- As of January 2026, the iceberg's area is estimated to be 1,182 square kilometers, significantly reduced from its original size of about 4,000 square kilometers when it broke away in 1986.
- Images from NASA's Terra satellite show extensive pools of blue meltwater visible on the iceberg's surface, indicating ongoing disintegration events.
- Ted Scambos explained that the blue-mush areas likely indicate ongoing disintegration events.
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Antarctica's oldest iceberg is turning blue and about to disintegrate
Iceberg A-23A has been around since 1986, when it broke off from Antarctica at nearly twice the size of Rhode Island. It spent more than 30 years grounded in the shallow waters of the Weddell Sea before breaking free in 2020, then got stuck spinning in an ocean vortex for several months. — Read the rest The post Antarctica's oldest iceberg is turning blue and about to disintegrate appeared first on Boing Boing.
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