The world’s biggest iceberg — the size of Rhode Island — is heading toward an island off Antarctica that’s home to millions of penguins
Wall of ice the size of Rhode Island heading toward penguin-packed island off Antarctica
The trillion-ton slab of ice, called a megaberg, could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents.
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January 26, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The world’s biggest iceberg — the size of Rhode Island — is heading toward an island off Antarctica that’s home to millions of penguins
After a 40-plus-year journey, 'megaberg' meltwater is fuelling blooms of microscopic phytoplankton, seen from space by @thenasaearth.bsky.social
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Ailing "Megaberg" Sparks Surge of Microscopic Life - NASA Science
As Iceberg A-23A disintegrated, it shed meltwater that helped fuel an extensive phytoplankton bloom in the South Atlantic Ocean.
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March 6, 2026 at 5:28 AM
After a 40-plus-year journey, 'megaberg' meltwater is fuelling blooms of microscopic phytoplankton, seen from space by @thenasaearth.bsky.social
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A trillion-ton megaberg heads toward South Georgia Island. Calving icebergs are happening more frequently as the climate warms and more fresh water flows into the ocean. apnews.com/article/gian...
Wall of ice the size of Rhode Island heading toward penguin-packed island off Antarctica
A wall of ice the size of Rhode Island is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that’s home to millions of penguins and seals.
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February 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A trillion-ton megaberg heads toward South Georgia Island. Calving icebergs are happening more frequently as the climate warms and more fresh water flows into the ocean. apnews.com/article/gian...
World's largest iceberg runs aground near British island
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‘Megaberg’ twice the size of Greater London runs aground near British island
The nearly one-trillion-tonne block of ice, known as A23a, has grounded on the continental shelf off South Georgia island
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March 4, 2025 at 2:14 PM
World's largest iceberg runs aground near British island
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The World’s Largest Iceberg Runs Aground, Potentially Averting a Collision With Penguin and Seal Breeding Areas
The World's Largest Iceberg Runs Aground, Potentially Averting a Collision With Penguin and Seal Breeding Areas
After months of floating, the "megaberg" known as A23a has finally come to a halt roughly 50 miles from South Georgia Island
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March 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The World’s Largest Iceberg Runs Aground, Potentially Averting a Collision With Penguin and Seal Breeding Areas
Ik heb tot nu bestellingen ingepakt en de megaberg was weggevouwen die op mijn bureau lag en nu is het eigenlijk niet meer de moeite om aan een groot doek te beginnen 🫠
December 3, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Ik heb tot nu bestellingen ingepakt en de megaberg was weggevouwen die op mijn bureau lag en nu is het eigenlijk niet meer de moeite om aan een groot doek te beginnen 🫠
World’s biggest iceberg breaks up after 40 years: ‘Most don’t make it this far’ #Climate
World’s biggest iceberg breaks up after 40 years: ‘Most don’t make it this far’
‘Megaberg’ known as A23a has rapidly disintegrated in warmer warmers and could disappear within weeks
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September 2, 2025 at 7:13 PM
World’s biggest iceberg breaks up after 40 years: ‘Most don’t make it this far’ #Climate
Check out our latest paper, in @naturegeosci.bsky.social - led by the awesome Tasha Lucas...! New insights from autonomous robots into how megabergs impact the ocean and the life within it...
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Underwater robotic gliders provide new insights into the impact of a melting megaberg - British Antarctic Survey
Scientists have collected measurements close to a giant iceberg, giving a window into the impact of meltwater on the surrounding Southern Ocean.
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April 4, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Check out our latest paper, in @naturegeosci.bsky.social - led by the awesome Tasha Lucas...! New insights from autonomous robots into how megabergs impact the ocean and the life within it...
@bas.ac.uk 🧪🌊🥼❄️
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Once king of the seas, a giant iceberg is finally breaking up #Megaberg
Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks.
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Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks.
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Once king of the seas, a giant iceberg is finally breaking up
Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks.
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September 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Once king of the seas, a giant iceberg is finally breaking up #Megaberg
Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks.
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Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks.
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"Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded [i.e. the “megaberg” known as A23] is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks."
(The Guardian)
#collapse
(The Guardian)
#collapse
September 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded [i.e. the “megaberg” known as A23] is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks."
(The Guardian)
#collapse
(The Guardian)
#collapse
One of the World’s Longest Living Icebergs Isn’t Just Melting – It’s Turning Blue
One of the World’s Longest Living Icebergs Isn’t Just Melting – It’s Turning Blue
Learn how the 40-year journey of a “megaberg” is about to come to an end in the Southern Ocean’s iceberg graveyard.
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February 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM
One of the World’s Longest Living Icebergs Isn’t Just Melting – It’s Turning Blue
The world’s biggest iceberg, A23a, has split apart, shrinking to around 656 square miles—about the size of Greater London. Once a colossal “megaberg,” its breakup marks a major shift in the Antarctic ice landscape.
September 6, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The world’s biggest iceberg, A23a, has split apart, shrinking to around 656 square miles—about the size of Greater London. Once a colossal “megaberg,” its breakup marks a major shift in the Antarctic ice landscape.
Another impact of melting icebergs: Perils for our penguin friends. 🐧 Scripps Oceanography marine ecologist Maria Vernet spoke with National Geographic on how when massive melting icebergs like #A23a drift through the ocean, they can affect penguin populations. ⬇️
The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with vital penguin sanctuary
This megaberg is the size of Rhode Island and weighs a trillion tons. It could ground to a halt near South Georgia, a critical wildlife haven.
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February 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Another impact of melting icebergs: Perils for our penguin friends. 🐧 Scripps Oceanography marine ecologist Maria Vernet spoke with National Geographic on how when massive melting icebergs like #A23a drift through the ocean, they can affect penguin populations. ⬇️
Ailing “megaberg” A-23A sparks surge of microscopic life in its final days. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
March 6, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Ailing “megaberg” A-23A sparks surge of microscopic life in its final days. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
9/3/25😳trillion tonne iceberg melted, as krasnov/Exxon takeover Gaza & Venezuela for Oil & Gas 🙏🌎🙏 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s biggest iceberg breaks up after 40 years: ‘Most don’t make it this far’
‘Megaberg’ known as A23a has rapidly disintegrated in warmer waters and could disappear within weeks
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September 3, 2025 at 5:09 AM
9/3/25😳trillion tonne iceberg melted, as krasnov/Exxon takeover Gaza & Venezuela for Oil & Gas 🙏🌎🙏 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s biggest iceberg breaks up after 40 years: ‘Most don’t make it this far’
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World’s biggest iceberg breaks up after 40 years: ‘Most don’t make it this far’
‘Megaberg’ known as A23a has rapidly disintegrated in warmer waters and could disappear within weeks
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
World’s biggest iceberg breaks up after 40 years: ‘Most don’t make it this far’
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40-year-old 'mega' iceberg — the largest on Earth — is on the move after being trapped in a giant vortex for months www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
40-year-old 'mega' iceberg — the largest on Earth — is on the move after being trapped in a giant vortex for months
The "megaberg" A23a is on the move again after spinning in one spot for months on end. This is the ice slab's second great escape in as many years after being stuck in place for the first 37 years of ...
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December 20, 2024 at 4:26 AM
40-year-old 'mega' iceberg — the largest on Earth — is on the move after being trapped in a giant vortex for months www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
The megaberg has been grounded on the seafloor for over 30 years and recently began spinning on the spot. https://bit.ly/3Bi0IVb
December 13, 2024 at 7:45 PM
The megaberg has been grounded on the seafloor for over 30 years and recently began spinning on the spot. https://bit.ly/3Bi0IVb
It's crazy to think the UK once had its own colossal icebergs. @jdkirkham.bsky.social et al have found the preserved scour marks the megabergs made when their undersides ploughed through the muddy bottom of the North Sea some 20k-18k years ago. 🧵
April 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
It's crazy to think the UK once had its own colossal icebergs. @jdkirkham.bsky.social et al have found the preserved scour marks the megabergs made when their undersides ploughed through the muddy bottom of the North Sea some 20k-18k years ago. 🧵
After a more than two-year-long adventure away from Antarctica, new satellite photos have shown that the “megaberg” A-23A is starting to break up.
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World's Largest Iceberg Set To Lose Its Title As It Disintegrates Into "Starry Night" Of Ice
Its fate is “all but certain,” NASA confirmed.
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May 22, 2025 at 11:30 AM
After a more than two-year-long adventure away from Antarctica, new satellite photos have shown that the “megaberg” A-23A is starting to break up.
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Massive iconic iceberg turns blue and is "on the verge of complete disintegration," NASA says
Scientists say all signs indicate the so-called "megaberg" could be just days or weeks from totally disintegrating.
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January 9, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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