NASA: Antarctica Larsen B Ice Shelf broke into many pieces

2004.12.14. Over the course of three months in early 2002, Antarctica's Larsen B Ice Shelf broke into many pieces, releasing several thousand square kilometers of ice into the ocean, and causing acceleration of adjacent glaciers. Although speeding up and enhanced discharge of glaciers surrounding the Larsen B Ice Shelf may not significantly raise sea level, glaciers associated with larger Antarctic ice shelves could have a more pronounced effect. This animation was created using imagery from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument on NASA's Terra satellite.

Credit: NASA

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/icecover.html

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Science & Technology

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• Antarctica
• ice
• shelf
• melting
• global
• warming
• climate
• change

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National Weather Service: SEA ICE ADVISORY FOR ARCTIC WATERS AS WATER TEMPS DROP 8° IN 2008 September 22, 2008

Excerpt: SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ALONG THE ALASKA CHUKCHI AND BEAUFORT SEA COASTS ARE 2 TO 8 DEGREES CELSIUS COLDER THIS YEAR THAN AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR. [...] SIGNIFICANT ICE WILL BEGIN DEVELOPING ALONG THE ALASKA COAST NORTH OF 70N WITHIN THE NEXT 10 TO 14 DAYS."

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That's temporarily.

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oh larsen b