Massive icebergs once roamed off coast of the UK

Change in iceberg calving behavior preceded North Sea ice shelf disintegration during the last deglaciation

Understanding how regime shifts in iceberg calving behavior affect ice shelf stability remains a challenge for numerical models. This is an important question as we consider the fate of the ice shelves that currently buttress the Antarctic Ice Sheet and hold back the bulk of its potential upstream sea-level contribution. Using buried landforms, we demonstrate that ice shelves fringed the former British-Irish Ice Sheet (BIIS) and document their d…

Massive icebergs once roamed off coast of the UK

A new study reveals there was a time when massive icebergs, like the ones we see in Antarctica today, were drifting less than 90 miles off the U.K. coastline.

Giant icebergs once drifted off the coast of Britain, scientists find

Research could indicate how current climate change and global warming are affecting Antarctica

Colossal ancient icebergs left grooves on the bottom of the North Sea

Scientists have found scour marks on the seabed made by giant icebergs about 18,000 years ago, and they could offer clues to the fate of Antarctica’s ice

Iceberg tracks found off UK coast could shed light on Antarctica

Deep tracks gouged in the seafloor off the coast of Scotland could help us understand Antarctica today.

Giant Icebergs off Britain: Ancient Drift Reveals

Giants of the Past: How Ancient Icebergs Could Hold the Key to Antarctica’s Future Imagine icebergs the size of cities – that’s the scale of the colossal tabular icebergs that recently emerged from the depths of the North Sea, offering a stunning glimpse into Britain’s glacial past. A new study, analyzing ancient sediment layers near Aberdeen, Scotland, has revealed compelling evidence of these behemoths, which drifted off the coast during the l…