Chunk of Antarctic ice shelf collapses; global warming blamed
By | Published: March 31, 2008
Canadian Press: A chunk of Antarctic ice suddenly collapsed, putting an even greater portion of glacial ice at risk, scientists said last Tuesday. Satellite images show the runaway disintegration of a 414-square-kilometre chunk in western Antarctica, which started Feb. 28. It was the edge of the Wilkins ice shelf and has been there for hundreds, maybe 1,500 years. In an earlier story The Canadian Press erroneously reported the ice chunk was about the size of Newfoundland and …
Chunk of Antarctic ice shelf collapses; global warming blamed
Canadian Press: A chunk of Antarctic ice suddenly collapsed, putting an even greater portion of glacial ice at risk, scientists said last Tuesday. Satellite images show the runaway disintegration of a 414-square-kilometre chunk in western Antarctica, which started Feb. 28. It was the edge of the Wilkins ice shelf and has been there for hundreds, maybe 1,500 years. In an earlier story The Canadian Press erroneously reported the ice chunk was about the size of Newfoundland and …
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