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Operation Ice Bridge

Climate change has weakened the ice sheets of western Antarctica. In spring 2010, scientists from Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory flew over the region on a NASA-led mission called “Ice Bridge” to better understand what’s happening on and below the ice. Their findings may help predict future sea level rise.

  • Skimming over sea ice in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica
    Skimming over sea ice in the Weddell Sea, Antarctica
  • A photo of Mt. Murphy, an 8 million year old shield volcano rising some 1,800 meters above the ice sheet.
    A photo of Mt. Murphy, an 8 million year old shield volcano rising some 1,800 meters above the ice sheet.
  • DC-8 plane outfitted for measuring the ice
    DC-8 plane outfitted for measuring the ice
  • The leading edge of the floating ice tongue of the Pine Island Glacier Antarctica
    The leading edge of the floating ice tongue of the Pine Island Glacier Antarctica
  • A large crack has developed in the floating tongue of the Pine Island Glacier
    A large crack has developed in the floating tongue of the Pine Island Glacier

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