Antarctic Ice Bridge Snaps

The ice bridge linking the 80-nautical-mile-long Wilkins Ice Shelf to the rest of Antarctica has snapped, which means that the Wilkins Ice Shelf, the size of Jamaica, can break free of the mainland. The causes of...

Arctic ice shelf collapse poses risk

Earth News: Canadian ArcticDec 28, 2006An ancient ice shelf the size of 11,000 football fields that broke off Ellesmere Island could be dangerous when it starts to drift in the spring, a scientist says.The...

Arctic ice shelf collapse poses risk

" Earth News: Canadian ArcticDec 28, 2006An ancient ice shelf the size of 11,000 football fields that broke off Ellesmere Island could be dangerous when it starts to drift in the spring, a scientist says.The collapse of the ice island's northern coast represents the...

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