Published on: 2025-06-26 16:02:09
Glaciers around the globe are retreating. And they might be picking the pockets of their neighbors as they go. Using satellite data, researchers have observed a phenomenon called “ice piracy” occurring at an unprecedented pace among glaciers at the fringes of Antarctica: One glacier stealing ice from a neighbor as it flows toward the sea. Usually, when glaciers come into contact they merge and continue flowing together. They have also been recorded stealing ice from one another, but this is th
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-15 13:00:05
When viewed from space, a very rude glacier in Antarctica was caught stealing ice from its neighbor as it melted. In a new study published in the journal The Cryosphere, researchers from England's University of Leeds found that one West Antarctic glacier has been engaging in "ice piracy," essentially bulking up while its neighbors thin due to melting. Using satellite imagery taken between 2005 and 2022, the environmental researchers were surprised to find that although three glaciers — Kohler
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