Monday, August 9, 2010

Giant Glacier Breaks on Anniversary of Global Warming : Discovery News

Giant Glacier Breaks on Anniversary of Global Warming : Discovery News: "On Thursday, scientists discovered that a huge mass of ice four times the size of Manhattan had broken free of Petermann glacier in northwestern Greenland. The 'ice island' was the largest calving event on the glacier since 1962, and researchers estimated Petermann lost nearly a quarter of its floating ice tongue in one go."

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