Giant ice island breaks off Arctic shelf
In the UK’s The Guardian they are reporting Giant ice island breaks off Arctic shelf. [see wikipedia]
An ice island the size of a small city is adrift in the Arctic after breaking free from one of Canada’s largest ice shelves, scientists said today.
The ice island is 37 metres (120ft) thick and measures 9 miles by 3 miles, according to the CanWest News Service. It broke clear from Ellesmere island, about 500 miles south of the North Pole, 16 months ago, triggering tremors so powerful they were picked up by earthquake monitors 155 miles away.
Scientists have only just released details about the island after piecing together the break-up from seismic monitors and satellite images.
Canada has lost 90% of its ice shelves in the last 100 years and still people question the very existence of global warming. Let’s hope this year sees some real action on climate change. Happy New Year. — DS
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