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When the Larsen C ice shelf broke, it exposed a hidden world

Science teams are racing to Antarctica to assess ice, seafloor ecosystems

RRS James Clark Ross

ICY VOYAGE  In February, an expedition led by the British Antarctic Survey will journey to Antarctica on the RRS James Clark Ross (shown here during the Antarctic summer of 2010‒2011) to study a mysterious ecosystem exposed in July by the calving of the Larsen C iceberg.

Pete Bucktrout/BAS

By Carolyn Gramling

- More than 2 years ago

Teams of scientists are gearing up to race to the Antarctic Peninsula to find out what happens in the immediate aftermath of a massive ice calving event.