Scientists monitoring the Larsen C Ice Shelf in the Antarctic Peninsula have released a startling new aerial video showing in stark relief just how wide a crack in the ice has become.
The crack is expected to give rise to one of the largest icebergs on record, sometime within the next few months, though the precise timing of the breakup is unclear.
The iceberg, as tracked by aerial observations and satellite data, that is likely to break off is about 1,930 square miles, or about the size of Delaware. Read more...
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