Antarctic ice shelf disintegrating as result of climate change, say scientists

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This series of satellite images shows the Wilkins Ice Shelf as it begins to break up. The large image is from March 6. The images at right from top to bottom are from Feb. 28 Feb. 29 and March 8. The images were processed from the MODIS satellite sen ...
This series of satellite images shows the Wilkins Ice Shelf as it begins to break up. The large image is from March 6. The images at right, from top to bottom, are from Feb. 28, Feb. 29 and March 8. The images were processed from the MODIS satellite sensor flying on NASA's Earth Observing System Aqua and Terra satellites. Images courtesy NSIDC, NASA, University of Colorado

Satellite imagery from the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center shows a portion of Antarctica's massive Wilkins Ice Shelf has begun to collapse because of rapid climate change in a fast-warming region of the continent.


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