Chicago-sized iceberg A-84 breaks away from Antarctica: Scientists warn melting ice could raise sea level and threaten coastal cities from New York to Mumbai |
Image Credit: Alex Ingle/Schmidt Ocean Institute. In January 2025, a massive event occurred at the Antarctic that changed what we know about life in the extreme cold. An iceberg the size of Chicago, named ‘A-84,’ broke away from Antarctica’s George VI Ice Shelf. As this massive block of ice, roughly 19 miles long and 11…