The crack in this Antarctic ice shelf just grew by 11 miles. A dramatic break could be imminent.
A crack in the Larsen C ice shelf as photographed Nov. 10. (John Sonntag/NASA) : source : washingtonpost
An enormous rift in one of Antarctica’s largest ice shelves grew dramatically over the past month, and a chunk nearly the size of Delaware could break away as soon as later this winter, British scientists reported this week. If this happens, it could accelerate a further breakup of the ice shelf, essentially removing a massive cork of ice that keeps some of Antarctica’s glaciers from flowing into the ocean. The long term result, scientists project, could be to noticeably raise global sea levels by 10 centimeters, or almost four inches.
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