In 2002, the Larsen B ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula abruptly collapsed, scattering 3,200 square kilometers (yes, approximately one standard Rhode Island unit of area) of 200 meter thick ice ...

The Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica, from which a Delaware-size iceberg broke away two years ago, could be at risk of collapse. Scientists recorded a spike in late-season surface melt of snow and ...

Evidence from other recent ice shelf disintegrations, like the much smaller Larsen A in 1995 and the 2002 Larsen B collapse, point toward as much as an eight-fold increase in speed of the glaciers ...

When the Larsen B Ice Shelf in Antarctica collapsed in 2002, the event appeared to be a sudden response to climate change, and this long, fringing ice shelf in the north west part of the Weddell ...

The Larsen B ice shelf existed for 12,000 years before it fell apart in 2002, separate studies showed. The ice shelf is on the Antarctica Peninsula , the strip of land that juts northward toward ...

The remains of the Larsen B ice shelf, which is thought to be at least 10,000 years old, is disintegrating quickly and is likely to be completely gone by the end of the decade.

The Larsen B Ice Shelf is on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula, the part that looks like an arm reaching out toward South America. The peninsula has warmed 4.5 degrees Fahrenheit since ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Antarctica's crumbling Larsen B Ice Shelf is poised to finally finish its collapse, a researcher said Tuesday (Dec. 10) here at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union.

An image of the Larsen B ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula in 2000, before its collapse in 2002. Gallo Images/Getty Images There are many ways these ice shelves can destabilize.

About 10 to 12 percent of the Larsen C Ice Shelf is expected to break off during such an event, leaving the larger ice shelf even more vulnerable to melting from increasing air and ocean temperatures.

An image of the Larsen B ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula in 2000, before its collapse in 2002. Gallo Images/Getty Images There are many ways these ice shelves can destabilize.