New Cracks In Pine Island Glacier

Saturday, September 15, 2012 - 21:30 in Earth & Climate

New Cracks In Pine Island GlacierA huge crack which was discovered last October in Pine Island Glacier has propagated into a series of cracks during the Antarctic Winter.  The recent satellite image below shows the new cracks.  Newer images will no doubt show these cracks more clearly as the sun rises higher in the Antarctic skies.  The animation below helps to demonstrate the great advance of the glacier front and the propagation of the cracks since February 2012.Pine Island Glacier, September 11 2012. read more

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