As the Earth continues to warm, more and more ice cubic blocks break off the ice and become ice caps floating in the ocean.
Many of these icelides are so large that they can be seen from the International Space Station (ISS), appearing as small white spots on the shining blue waters, according to Space.com.
European Space Agency pilot Andreas Mogensen, commander of the Expedition 70 crew currently working at the ISS rotation laboratory, recently shared new photos of ice in the southern Atlantic in a post on social network X.
We have seen a lot of ice in the southern Atlantic recently. Maybe it's their different shapes or it's a contrast in color, but they're easy to see from space, said Mr. Mogensen.
Photos taken by Mogensen show three large ice coves with several other pieces. They are likely to be ice breaks as ice compacts move across the ocean.
Plane pilot Mogensen said in his post: Seeing ice caps floating around remind me of climate change, with melting river banks at a rapid pace and rising sea levels. Places like the Maldives are unlikely to survive for 70 years because they are submerged in rising sea levels.
The rising sea level was mainly due to melting ice. When ice melts, it also thins the oceans, reducing density and causing sea levels to rise.
Astronauts and Earth-watching satellites have been tracking some of the most notable ice coves recently.
The world's largest drift zone, known as A23a, has been spotted drifting in the Arctic Ocean after being stranded for more than three decades.
In this case, the melting thins the floating ice cap, creating the necessary increase in thefts for it to lift off the ocean floor and flow towards the South Atlantic.
Having an eyed in the sky helps scientists track the trajectory of the iceberg on Earth. Artificial intelligence is also being used to quickly detect giant ice continents through satellite images, helping to track changes in size, shape and movement over time as well as their environmental impact.
