Antarctica

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NASA Spies Largest-Ever Antarctic Ozone Hole

The largest ozone hole ever seen has opened up over Antarctica, a sign that ozone-depleting gases churned out years ago are just now coming to their peak, NASA scientists reported September 8, 2000. Seen in this image released by the NASA, the hole appears as a giant blue blob which spreads over about 11 million square miles (28.3 million square kilometers).

Alpha 24 Iceberg

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berg in Atlantic '99 24 by 48 miles

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breakups Ross Ice Shelf

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Antarctica.

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broken sheet ice.

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clouds ice pack

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Dec 2000 crack in Pine Island Glacier.

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2001 crack results in major berg.

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large ice flow

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Larsen Ice Shelf breaking up 1995.

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Larsen Ice Shelf breaking up Feb2000

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mosaic.

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Ross Ice Shelf.

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Ross Ice Shelf portion

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Southern Sea currrents

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tabular ice ice sheet

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wind ice interaction iceberg

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