File:The collapse of the Conger ice shelf.jpg

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These images, acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 30 January 2022 (left) and 21 March 2022 (right), show the Conger ice shelf before and after the collapse.

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English: In East Antarctica, the Conger ice shelf, with a surface of approximately 1,200 kilometres, has collapsed during the intense heatwave that hit the continent between 15 and 18 March. Ice shelves are extensions of ice sheets floating over the ocean that slow down the flow of inland ice into the ocean, which is the main process responsible for sea level rise. East Antarctica’s climate was previously thought to be stable and not heavily affected by climate change. In fact, an ice shelf collapse had never been registered in the area before, making the Conger ice collapse a historical event: the most significant collapse after 2002, when the Larsen B ice shelf collapsed due to surface ice melt. These images, acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellites on 30 January 2022 (left) and 21 March 2022 (right), show the Conger ice shelf before and after the collapse.
Date Taken on 30 January 2022
Source The collapse of the Conger ice shelf
Author European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

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Attribution: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2022

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