Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Fimbul-Ice-Shelf-Antarctica-27MZIF3ULB0X.htmlConceptually similarThe Antarctic Ice SheetGP0STOQQXCompleted★★★★West Ross Ice ShelfGP0STOR31Completed★★★★Antarctic Glaciers and MountainsGP0STOQR4Completed★★★★Shackleton Range AntarcticaGP0STOQR2Completed★★★★Iceberg Movement in the Admudsen SeaGP0STOQR0Completed★★★★Iceberg Movement in the Admudsen SeaGP0STOQR8Completed★★★★★★Melting Ice in AntarcticaGP02SM6Completed★★★★★★Rock and Ice near Fleming GlacierGP0STOQR7Completed★★★★★★Transantarctic Survey 2008GP0STOQQYCompleted★★★★View AllGP0STOQR5Fimbul Ice Shelf AntarcticaThe Fimbul Ice Shelf, shown in Feb 5, 2009, is punctuated by numerous ice rises that occur where isolated rocky islands are covered by ice. Ice shelves may be particularly sensitive to changes in climate, and recently ice shelves in the Antarctic Peninsula have experienced rapid retreat.Locations:Antarctic-AntarcticaDate:5 Feb, 2009Credit:© Canadian Space AgencyMaximum size:2264px X 1864pxRestrictions:IMAGE IS IN PUBLIC DOMAIN. May be used freely if properly cited.Keywords:Climate (campaign title)-Climate change-Climate change impacts-Ice-KWCI (GPI)-Public Domain (license type)-SnowShoot:Antarctic DocumentationA collection of images from U.S. Government sites showing scenes from Antarctica where an acceleration in the rate of melting is being reported in December 2014.
