Where did the ice go? Why big bergs aren’t making it to Newfoundland this year
Icebergs are smaller and rarer, sea ice is thinner and sparser. There’s a lot more blue than white in the ocean around Newfoundland and Labrador this year. Is it another sign of climate change, or just a bad year for bergs? As the CBC’s Zach Goudie explains, it’s both.
![Where did the ice go? Why big bergs aren’t making it to Newfoundland this year](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/440b94fa-5cf4-44b8-97bc-7580affabb91,1715612519287/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1919%2C1079%29%3BResize%3D%281180%29)
![Des Power is Vice-President of Remote Sensing at C-CORE. A man stands by a projection of a satellite image showing the location of icebergs around Newfoundland.](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/440b94fa-5cf4-44b8-97bc-7580affabb91,1715612519287/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1919%2C1079%29%3BResize%3D%28620%29)
Icebergs are smaller and rarer, sea ice is thinner and sparser. There’s a lot more blue than white in the ocean around Newfoundland and Labrador this year. Is it another sign of climate change, or just a bad year for bergs? As the CBC’s Zach Goudie explains, it’s both.