Satellites observe glacier committing 'ice piracy'

Glacier in Antarctica Caught Committing Ice Piracy From Its Neighbor

Learn how and why a glacier is committing “ice piracy” in Antarctica, and what it could mean for rising sea levels.

Satellites observe glacier committing 'ice piracy'

A glacier in Antarctica is committing "ice piracy"—stealing ice from a neighbor—in a phenomenon that has never been observed in such a short timeframe, say scientists.

A glacier in Antarctica has been caught red-handed stealing ice from its neighboring glacier – and it's happening much faster than scientists previously thought possible.

A glacier in Antarctica is committing 'ice piracy' (stealing ice from a nearby glacier), a phenomenon never seen before in such a short time, according to scientists. ...

A child who steals a little ice from his neighbor. It's nothing very surprising, but what researchers have seen in Antarctica is a little more. A glacier that steals the ice from a neighbor.

Antarctic glacier caught stealing ice from neighbour

Thanks largely to Copernicus Sentinel-1, scientists have discovered that a glacier in Antarctica is rapidly siphoning ice from neighbouring flows – at a pace never before seen. Until now, researchers believed that this process of ‘ice piracy’ in Antarctica took hundreds or even thousands of years, but these latest findings clearly demonstrate that this isn’t always the case.