The Latest Breaking News from Andrew Meijers

World’s largest iceberg A23a from Antarctica is finally breaking apart after 40 years at sea

One of the largest and oldest icebergs is now melting very quickly, ending its 40-year journey across the southern ocean. According to Dr Andrew Meijers, an oceanographer at the British Antarctic Survey, the largest iceberg on the planet, A23a, is breaking up fairly dramatically because the South Atlantic waters are…

The Times of India · Mar 10

Most enduring and biggest iceberg breaks apart, with more splintering to come in its death spiral

The world's largest iceberg, A23A, is breaking into smaller pieces and may not last beyond November

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2025

40-year-old 'queen of icebergs' A23a is no longer world's biggest after losing several 'very large chunks' since May

A giant iceberg called A23a that broke off Antarctica in 1986 is now disintegrating near South Georgia Island in the South Atlantic Ocean, scientists say.

LiveScience · Sep 4, 2025

Satellites watch world's largest iceberg on crash course with Antarctic penguin island (photo/video)

The mega-iceberg poses a significant threat to South Georgia Island a remote wildlife haven.

Space · Jan 28, 2025

World's Biggest Iceberg With 'Game Of Thrones Style Wall Of Ice' Could Crash Into Island

The size of Rhode Island, the iceberg is heading toward South Georgia Island off Antarctica, jeopardizing the penguins and seals who call it home.

International Business Times · Jan 24, 2025

A23a megaberg: Game of Thrones style ice wall on course to hit British island

The world’s largest iceberg, stretching from horizon to horizon, is on course to hit South Georgia Island

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

Wall of ice the size of Rhode Island heading toward penguin-packed island off Antarctica

The world’s biggest iceberg — a wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is lumbering toward a remote island off Antarctica that’s home to millions of penguins and seals

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2025

‘Incredibly lucky’: Antarctic scientists examine world’s largest iceberg, three times the size of NYC

Samples have been taken of huge iceberg known as A23a, which calved off Antarctica 40 years ago and measures 4,000 sq km

The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023

Scientists lament Southern Ocean ‘data desert’, just as climate crisis brings frightening changes

Loss of sea ice and rising temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica have a huge effect on the Earth’s climate, but the ability to track them is lagging

The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2023

Is the climate crisis finally catching up with Antarctica? Finding the answer has never been more pressing

Our inability to confidently predict sea level rise between an extremely challenging two metres and a civilisation-ending 10 metres is an exemplar of the problem facing researchers

The Guardian - AU · Aug 7, 2023