“Maps will need to be redrawn”: A massive chunk of ice broke away from Antarctica, producing one of the largest icebergs ever recorded
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 8:09 AM EDT
A chunk of floating ice that weighs more than a trillion metric tons broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula, producing one of the largest icebergs ever recorded and providing a glimpse of how the Antarctic ice sheet might ultimately start to fall apart.
A crack more than 120 miles long had developed over several years in a floating ice shelf called Larsen C, and scientists who have been monitoring it confirmed on Wednesday that the huge iceberg had finally broken free.
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