News Climate An unexpected ice collapse hints at worrying changes on the Antarctic coast East Antarctica was considered stable. The Conger ice shelf’s 2022 collapse changed the story The sudden collapse in March 2022 of Antarctica’s Conger ice shelf into icebergs (shown) surprised many, because it sat in an area that was widely considered to be stable. Lauren Dauphin, NASA Earth Observatory Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterPinterestPocketRedditPrint By Douglas Fox December 3, 2024 at 5:00 am A hot spot is starting to form along the coast of East Antarctica.