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Wilkins Ice Bridge Collapse in pictures
Over at Earth Observatory pictures of the breakup of the Wilkins Ice Bridge from the NASA Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). The pieces of the former ice bridge join multiple other chunks of ice formed as the northern portion of … Continue reading
Ice bridge ruptures in Antarctic
BBC An ice bridge linking a shelf of ice the size of Jamaica to two islands in Antarctica has snapped. Scientists say the collapse could mean the Wilkins Ice Shelf is on the brink of breaking away, and provides further … Continue reading
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