Posts Tagged ‘ice shelf’
Antarctic ice shelves tearing apart, satellite shows
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — An analysis of 40 years of satellite imagery shows the floating ice shelves of a critical portion of West Antarctica are tearing apart at the seams. Continue…
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Earth & Environment - Aug 9, 2011 16:40 - 1 Comment
Tsunami shears off icebergs in Antarctica
U. CHICAGO (US) — Scientists have observed for the first time the power of a tsunami to break off large icebergs—in this case, the chunks of ice together equaled about two times the surface area of Manhattan. (more…)
