You might never have seen pancake ice, but you can probably imagine it: a large area of cold water — maybe in the ocean or a big lake — covered in …
What Causes an Iceberg to Flip?
Around 90 percent of an iceberg is under the water. How in the world could one topple over? Plus, what is pancake ice? And how does a waterfall freeze?
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Tides have caused a lot of trouble recently. During high tide periods, low-lying areas that border the ocean now flood way more often than they used …
Icebergs — those floating peaks that dot the North Atlantic, Antarctic and other waters — seem pretty stable. After all, nine-tenths of their bulk is …
Hell might freeze over someday, but Niagara Falls probably won't. The roaring landmark sits on the border of upstate New York and Ontario, Canada. It …
We humans may spend most of our time on land, but we live in a saltwater-dominated world, with ocean covering 71 percent of Earth's surface. …