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The Ross Ice Shelf, photographed in 2003. Researchers found that by monitoring the seismic effects of wind on the surface of a shelf, they could gain insight into its structural integrity.

Scientists Learn To Hear The ‘Songs’ Of Ice Shelves

By: Ruben Kimmelman | Andrew Flanagan | NPR
Posted on: Thursday, October 18, 2018

Scientists have found a new way to analyze the structural integrity of ice shelves at the end of the world, through the songs the winds sing on top of them.