Even the Antarctic winter cannot protect Wilkins Ice Shelf

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Wilkins Ice Shelf has experienced further break-up with an area of about 160 square kilometers breaking off. This animation comprised of images acquired by Envisats Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar between May 30 and June 9 2008 highlights the rapid ...
Wilkins Ice Shelf has experienced further break-up with an area of about 160 square kilometers breaking off. This animation, comprised of images acquired by Envisat's Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar between May 30 and June 9, 2008, highlights the rapidly dwindling strip of ice that is protecting thousands of kilometers of the ice shelf from further break-up. This is the first ever-documented episode to occur in winter. Credit: ESA

Wilkins Ice Shelf has experienced further break-up with an area of about 160 km˛ breaking off from 30 May to 31 May 2008. ESA's Envisat satellite captured the event – the first ever-documented episode to occur in winter.


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