The iceberg weighs more than a billion tons and covers an area of 6,000 sq km, which is more than half of Cyprus area (9,300 sq km), Joinfo.com reports with reference to NewsMonkey. These are impressive statistics, but still, scientists ...
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Shocking footage reveals a giant iceberg is close to calving off
Experts are concerned the huge calving event, which would create an iceberg with an area of more than 5,000 km², roughly the size of Delaware or Wales, could leave the entire shelf unstable, Joinfo.com reports with reference to Daily Mail ...
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A rift, slowly developing across the Larsen C ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula in recent years, expanded abruptly last month, growing by about 18 km (11 miles). It is now more than 80 km long with just 20 km ...
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