Hektoria Glacier, October 2022. Credit: NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. The rapid loss of Hektoria Glacier’s grounded ice is visible…
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A sudden, record-breaking glacier collapse in Antarctica is revealing how unseen forces beneath the ice could reshape the planet’s future. Credit: Shutterstock In a record-breaking event, Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier lost…
Hektoria and Green, once glaciated, are now reduced to drifting ice rubble—26 February 2024. Credit: Naomi Ochwat Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier collapsed at record speed, revealing how quickly ice loss could…
…along with Boydell, Sjogren, Bombardier and Dinsmoor, have continued to shrink significantly. The Hektoria Glacier retreated 21 kilometers (about 13 miles), Green Glacier 16 kilometers (about 10 miles), and Evans…