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Ghostly Remains of Vanishing Arctic Sea Ice

"Spooky spectral swirls of last season’s sea ice drift in currents off the coast of eastern Greenland in this image from NASA’s Aqua satellite, acquired on October 17. Although sea ice in the Arctic will start forming again after September’s record low measurements, these ghostly wisps are likely made up of already-existing ice that has migrated south."

 

Up Close & Personal with an Exploding Iceberg

Wilhelmina Bay, Antarctica - © Lex Coppoolse 2012

"The thing just exploded very close to our zodiac ! Or should I say imploded. And it spitted out big chunks of thousands year old ice to our heads... Crazy !"