Antarctic Ice Shelf, Almost as Big as Los Angeles, Completely Collapses

Satellite imagery has captured the dramatic end of a large ice shelf in East Antarctica.

Complete collapse of East Antarctica’s Conger Ice Shelf (~1200 sq.

km) ~March 15, seen in combo of#Landsatand#MODISimagery.

Ice sheets are critical to holding back the flow of ice on the continent into the sea.

The final ~4.5 years of the now-collapsed Conger Ice Shelf, East Antarctica as seen by#Sentinel1.

Cold, yes, but about 30 degrees warmer than the usual average at this time of year.