An iceberg the size of Delaware is poised to break away from Antarctica, an event which may lead to the collapse of a massive ice shelf on the continent, according to researchers.
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When the iceberg breaks off, or calves, the shelf will lose around 10 percent of its surface area, leaving it at its most-retreated ever recorded position, according to researchers at Project MIDAS, a British-backed Antarctic research project.
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Another one? Oh bugger.
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It’s a biggie.
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That’s quite a chunk of ice! I wonder if we’re going to see a “naked” Antarctica continent yet…
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