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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Antarctica’s biggest, oldest iceberg is turning an ominous blue

Antarctica’s biggest and oldest free‑floating iceberg is undergoing a startling transformation, with its once white surface ...
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40-Year-Old Iceberg Turns Vivid Blue as It Approaches Total Disintegration

That is not what is happening with A-23A. The 40-year-old berg is not a classic 'blue iceberg,' but one that is rapidly ...

Reagan-era iceberg once twice the size of Rhode Island now faces complete disintegration: NASA

A giant Antarctic iceberg that was twice the size of Rhode Island faces imminent collapse, turning blue with meltwater and ...

Chris Shuman, scientist, on the world’s largest iceberg: “It’s hard to believe it won’t be with us much longer.”

Iceberg A‑23A broke away from Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986. Four decades on, it is on the verge of complete ...

Why is this infamous iceberg turning blue?

Iceberg A-23A is looking a little blue these days. In late December 2025, NASA and NOAA’s Terra satellite spotted the massive ...
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City-sized iceberg has turned into a giant swimming pool

Satellite photos show meltwater on the surface of iceberg A23a collecting in an unusual way, which may be a sign that the ...

Image: Meltwater turns iceberg A-23A blue

The year that iceberg A-23A first broke away from Antarctica's Filchner Ice Shelf, Ronald Reagan was president of the United ...

Encountering Our First Iceberg

For Antarctic veterans and novices alike, the first sighting of an iceberg on an expedition stays “closest to your heart.” ...

Massive iceberg turns blue, is 'days or weeks' from disintegrating, NASA says

An image captured by NASA's Terra satellite on Dec. 26 appears to show that the iceberg has sprung a leak because of the ...
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Hundreds of Iceberg Earthquakes Rattle Antarctica’s Doomsday Glacier

Instead, the most prolific period of glacial earthquakes at Thwaites, between 2018 and 2020, coincides with a period of accelerated flow of the glacier’s ice tongue towards the sea. The ice-tongue ...