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Massive iceberg breaks off from Antarctica ice shelf

An iceberg of 5,800 square km size and weighing more than a trillion tons has broken away from the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica

2 min read14 Jul 2017
Science

Iceberg containing 1,155 cubic km of ice about to break off from Antarctic ice shelf

Scientists say a huge crack in the Antarctic ice shelf, poised to produce one of the largest icebergs, is growing faster than ever, with the rift tip now within 5km of breaking all the way through

2 min read6 Jul 2017
Science

Massive iceberg at brink of breaking off from Antarctic ice shelf

A big rift on the Antarctic ice shelf Larsen C has grown an 17 km in last six days, say scientists who suggest that a massive iceberg is now at the brink of breaking off

1 min read4 Jun 2017
Science

Massive Antarctic ice shelf ready to break apart

Covering 5,000 square kilometres and nearly 100 storeys deep, the formation is poised to snap off from Antarctic's Larsen C ice shelf

2 min read26 Jan 2017
Science

Huge iceberg poised to break off Antarctica, say scientists

The iceberg ‘will fundamentally change the landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula’ and could herald a wider break-up of the Larsen C ice shelf, say scientists

1 min read6 Jan 2017
News

Antarctica to melt without curbs on fossil fuels

A third of global oil reserves, half of gas reserves and more than 80% of coal deposits would have to stay in the ground to meet UN's 2 degree goal

2 min read15 Sep 2015
News

Nasa finds Antarctic ice shelf a few years from disintegration

The research focused on a remnant of the so-called Larsen B ice shelf, which has existed for at least 10,000 years but partially collapsed in 2002

1 min read15 May 2015

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