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Massive crack in Antarctica ice shelf grows 11 miles in only 6 days
A giant crack in Antarctic ice is ‘days or weeks’ from breaking off a Delaware-size iceberg A long-growing crack in the Larsen C ice shelf, one of Antarctica’s largest floating platforms of ice, appears to be nearing its endgame. Researchers … Continue reading
Antarctic ice rift close to calving, after growing 17km in 6 days, latest data from ice shelf shows
The rift in the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica has grown by 17km in the last few days and is now only 13km from the ice front, indicating that calving of an iceberg is probably very close, researchers revealed … Continue reading