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by A 160 sq. mile chunk of ice shelf in Western Antarctica has collapsed and a large part of the Wilkins Ice Shelf (image) behind it is hanging by a thin strip of ice between the two islands of Charcot and Latady. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) analyzed satellite imagery and sent a Twin Otter aircraft to investigate the full extent of the ice breakout. In the last 30 years there have been six complete collapses of major ice shelves: Prince Gustav Channel, Larsen Inlet, Larsen A, Larsen B, Wordie, Muller and the Jones Ice Shelf.
In a statement to Science Daily, Professor David Vaughan of the BAS says, "Climate warming in the Antarctic Peninsula has pushed the limit of viability for ice shelves further south -- setting some of them that used to be stable on a course of retreat and eventual loss. The Wilkins breakout won't have any effect on sea-level because it is floating already, but it is another indication of the impact that climate change is having on the region."
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Possible volcanic cause for this breakout by Michael :: NR5 :: on 26 March 2008
I was really wondering why the Arctic was melting from the bottom and thought volcanic causes but found this:
http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/surprise-theres-an-active-volcano-under-antarctic-ice/
He's not a nuetral as he claims but who is?
RE: Possible volcanic cause for this breakout by gnifyus :: NR7 :: on 26 March 2008
There are so many things.
I was just thinking… I wonder what everyone would be saying if the ice shelves were rapidly freezing and growing into the ocean. We are never at ease unless nothing changes at all on this earth.