It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate change ...

The animation shows a series of images from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument aboard the Terra platform of Iceberg A23A moving toward South Georgia Island in Antarctica.

It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate change ...

The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course for the island of South Georgia, raising concerns for the British ...

The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting the area.

The iceberg in question is A-23A, sometimes called A23a. It is the world’s oldest ... The ice slab is meandering and moving parallel to South Georgia Island, oceanographer Andrew Meijers said.

Iceberg A23a (bottom left) and South Georgia Island (top right) as seen by Aqua's MODIS image on January 15, 2025. Credit: NASA. Most people picture icebergs like big floating boulders in the ocean.

Iceberg A23a, one of the world's largest and ... The iceberg poses a danger to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which are home to valuable colonies of these animals.

Megaberg A23a might be on the verge of running into South Georgia and surrounding ... Along with a risk to the island ecosystem, the iceberg can have a significant impact on the ocean ecosystem.

The mega-iceberg poses a significant threat to South Georgia Island a remote wildlife haven. The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting toward South Georgia Island, a remote and ecologically ...

A23a has followed roughly the same ... said he was confident the iceberg would sidestep South Georgia. "The island acts as an obstacle for ocean currents and therefore usually diverts the water ...