Now, for the first time in the field, researchers have shown that ice shelves don't just buckle under the weight of meltwater lakes—they fracture. As the climate warms and melt rates in ...

"These sudden movements could potentially play a role in triggering icequakes and fractures in the ice shelf. "... I've ...

Experts say a 'rift' – a crack or fracture – was evident on the George VI Ice Shelf in late 2024, but the future berg was still hemmed in by sea ice at the Ronne Entrance. By January 2025 ...

That mixture makes it resilient to cracks and fractures, which is why a 3-mile-wide suture zone in the Larsen C ice shelf has been keeping cracks from moving very far for decades. A single crack ...

The island is uninhabited due to its remoteness and lack of infrastructure; the only people on the island are temporary residents working at research stations.