An unexpected ice collapse hints at worrying changes on the Antarctic coast

The sudden collapse in March 2022 of Antarctica’s Conger ice shelf into icebergs (shown) surprised many, because it sat in an area that was widely considered to be stable. Lauren Dauphin, NASA Earth Observatory
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The sudden collapse in March 2022 of Antarctica’s Conger ice shelf into icebergs (shown) surprised many, because it sat in an area that was widely considered to be stable.

Lauren Dauphin, NASA Earth Observatory