Pine Island Glacier, Antarctica, on January 24, 2017, captured by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8. Compare with JG5747 from January 26, which shows a chunk of icebergs breaking off the edge. Warm ocean water seems to be weakening the ice shelf.

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