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One of the world’s largest icebergs, known as A23a, appears to be moving beyond Antarctic waters after being grounded for more than three decades.

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Iceberg twice the size of London is moving away from Antarctic waters

The iceberg split from the Antarctic's Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986.

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Ice shelves are floating platforms of ice that surround the Antarctic continent, helping to protect and stabilise the region's glaciers by slowing their flow into the ocean.

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Antarctic ice shelves have shrunk ‘significantly’, scientists say

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An iceberg floats near Two Hummock Island, Antarctica, February 2020.

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The findings support predictions that over 90 per cent of emperor penguin colonies will be quasi-extinct by the end of the century,

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Penguins walk on the shore of Bahia Almirantazgo in Antarctica, January 2015.

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This pencil-shaped robot is giving scientists their first look at the forces eating away at the Thwaites glacier.

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Chasm-1 - the crack in the Brunt ice sheet - remained dormant for many years but has now created a new iceberg.

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London-sized iceberg breaks off Antarctica - but scientists aren’t worried

A huge iceberg measuring more than 1,550 square kilometres broke away from the 150 metre thick Brunt Ice Shelf on Sunday.

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Dr Susanne Lockhart and John Hocevar prepare for a dive off Half Moon Island, Antarctica.

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Researchers discovered hotspots of life on extinct volcanoes near the North Pole.

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Polar bears at Cape Zhelaniya weather station.

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Scientists have warned there is going to be dramatic change in the front of the glacier.

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‘Monster’ glacier in Antarctica on verge of losing ice shelf

Scientists have discovered cracks in the shelf holding back Thwaites glacier which could cause sea levels to rise by several feet.

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A large melt pool forms in the Ilulissat ice fjord below the Jakobshavn Glacier, at the fringe of the vast Greenland ice sheet.

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Scientists found melting sea ice in the Arctic was a huge contributor to the 2018 Beast from the East storm in Europe

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A new study has linked the 2018 Beast from the East snowstorm to melting ice in the Arctic.

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What does extreme motor racing have to do with Greenland's ice caps?

Extreme E is heading to the Arctic this year, using electric off-road racing to support environmental issues.

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