World’s largest free-floating iceberg that’s the size of Delaware is breaking apart – and could stop seals and penguins getting food Iceberg A68a calved from Antarctica in 2017 and has been free-floating since New satellite images on Monday showed cracks along its surface On Tuesday, imagery reveals the cracks broke […]
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A68a: The section that looks like a “finger” has snapped The giant iceberg that’s been drifting through the South Atlantic looks to have experienced a major break-up. Tuesday’s latest satellite imagery reveals major fissures in the tabular berg known as A68a, with huge blocks of ice starting to separate and […]
The bill is now headed to the president desk. Trump has said he will veto the NDAA because it does not repeal Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Act. WASHINGTON — The Senate on Dec. 11 voted 84-13 to pass the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, adopting the compromise defense […]
SAN FRANCISCO – Researchers are continuing to explore the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on Earth’s environment and to consider any implications for public policy. That is one of the takeaways of the ongoing American Geophysical Union virtual fall meeting, which features dozens of talks and posters from researchers drawing on satellite […]
The first picture of the trillion-ton iceberg on a devastating collision course with South Georgia has been revealed. Experts from around the world are anxiously monitoring the colossal ice sheet – roughly the size of Devon – as it creeps close to the shores of the British Overseas Territory. Scientists are […]
It’s not really possible for one photo to convey the scale of A68a An RAF aircraft has obtained images of the world’s biggest iceberg as it drifts through the South Atlantic. The A400m transporter flew low over the 4,200-sq-km block, known as A68a, to observe its increasingly ragged state. The […]
Ethiopian media reporting the attack on Aksum airport A strategically important airport in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region has become a key battleground between the opposing forces in the current conflict. Pro-government accounts say the Ethiopian military controls Aksum airport – but this does not appear to have prevented the Tigray […]
It is according to satellite imagery newly acquired by Indian news outlet NDTV and captured by US satellite firm Maxar. The construction has taken place near the Doklam region of the Himalayas, with a village having been set up over a mile into Bhutan and road stretching roughly six miles […]