Rare Sea Smoke and Streaming Snow Phenomena Captured Near Pine Island Glacier

Rare Sea Smoke and Streaming Snow Phenomena Captured Near Pine Island Glacier

In October 2024, Pine Island Glacier, known for its fast-paced retreat and frequent iceberg calving, revealed more than its icy edge. This time, unusual atmospheric activity brought attention to the skies above Antarctica’s West Antarctic Ice Sheet. On October 10, the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on NASA’s Landsat 8 captured…