larsen b ice shelf

The Larsen B ice shelf, located in Antarctica, experienced a rapid disintegration event in January 2022, when a severe foehn storm caused the loss of approximately 400 square kilometers of ice over two days. This breakup follows the dramatic collapse of the same ice shelf in 2002 and is part of a series of notable events in the Larsen B embayment over the past two decades. Factors such as warmer-than-average temperatures and foehn winds have contributed to these ice shelf destabilizations, highlighting ongoing changes in Antarctic ice dynamics.