Massive crack in Antartica ice grows 11 miles in just 6 days

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June 1, 2017 –

A massive crack in an Antarctic ice shelf grew by 11 miles in the past six days as one of the world's biggest icebergs ever is poised to break off.

Only eight miles remain until the crack in the Larsen C ice shelf cuts all the way across, producing an iceberg about the size of the state of Delaware.

Adrian Luckman of Project MIDAS, a British Antarctic research project that's keeping watch on the ever-growing crack, said it's the largest jump since January. The full process is known as "calving," the timing of which is "very close," he added.

Once the iceberg breaks off, it "will fundamentally change the landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula," he said.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/sciencefair/2017/06/01/massive-iceberg-break-off-antarctica-crack-expands-11-miles/102385980/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

BBC video from January 2017

 

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Omg...earth is burning up

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if we dont do something we wont have internet in the next 50 years

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Perfect timing as Trump pulls the United States out of the Paris Agreement. Pulling us out of the agreement is a process that will likely take up to four years, so to all the Americans who will be of-voting age in 2020, consider that when you elect your next president (or *shudder* re-elect).