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A giant iceberg is slowing near South Georgia. What should scientists watch next?

NASA reports that an iceberg has slowed near South Georgia's underwater shelf after spending more than three years leaving the Weddell Sea, but it has not confirmed another grounding and breakup. What measurements would tell us whether this is a temporary pause or the beginning of a bigger change?

SNASA Science2 min readA-81 Reaches South GeorgiaThe Antarctic iceberg made a relatively quick exit from the Weddell Sea, only to slow at the edge of a remote island’s underwater shelf.