[Vision2020] Chunk of Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapses

[Tom Hansen]

Some people are still struggling with the overwhelming evidence of global 
warming.

>From today's (March 26, 2008) Spokesman review -

"The collapse was the result of global warming, said British Antarctic 
Survey scientist David Vaughan."

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Chunk of Antarctic ice shelf collapses 
As old as 1,500 years, it took just weeks to break up

Seth Borenstein 
Associated Press
March 26, 2008

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This March 6 image shows part of the Wilkins Ice Shelf on the Southwest 
Antarctic Peninsula as it began to break apart. 

WASHINGTON – A chunk of Antarctic ice about seven times the size of 
Manhattan suddenly collapsed, putting an even greater portion of glacial 
ice at risk, scientists said Tuesday.

Satellite images show the runaway disintegration of a 160-square-mile 
chunk in western Antarctica, which started Feb. 28. It was the edge of the 
Wilkins Ice Shelf and has been there for possibly 1,500 years.

The collapse was the result of global warming, said British Antarctic 
Survey scientist David Vaughan.

Because scientists noticed satellite images within hours, they diverted 
satellite cameras and flew an airplane over the collapse to collect 
pictures. 

While icebergs naturally break away from the mainland, collapses like this 
are unusual but are happening more frequently in recent decades, Vaughan 
said. 

The rest of the Wilkins Ice Shelf, which is about the size of Connecticut, 
is holding on by a narrow beam of thin ice.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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2007)

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