Now, far from the icy seas of Antarctica, what’s left of A23a is being eaten away by warmer waters. It’s in its death throes, ...

One of the largest and oldest icebergs is now melting very quickly, ending its 40-year journey across the southern ocean.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to the U.S. National Ice Center, the world's largest iceberg, named A23a, has broken up. As of August 2025, iceberg A23f ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An aerial view of iceberg A23a in the South Atlantic Ocean near South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on November 24, 2024.

A striking new satellite photo has revealed that the world's largest iceberg is starting to break apart into thousands of smaller pieces as it remains stuck alongside a wildlife refuge in Antarctica.

After nearly four decades, the world’s oldest iceberg, A23a, is finally meeting its end. This trillion-tonne "megaberg"—once the largest on Earth—first broke off the Antarctic coastline in 1986. For ...

The world's formerly largest iceberg, A23a, has been transformed into a beautiful blob of stripy "blue mush," signaling its imminent demise, new satellite photos reveal. The dying ice mass, which ...

The world’s largest and most enduring iceberg is splintering into smaller pieces, to the point that it’s no longer the biggest chunk of ice floating in the oceans. EPA watchdog finds nation’s most ...

The world’s largest iceberg is “rapidly breaking up” into several large “very large chunks,” scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) have said. Previously weighing nearly a trillion metric ...