Wilkins Ice Shelf
The Wilkins Ice Shelf is a huge glacier on the western Antarctic Peninsula. Scientists fear that global climate change is causing the ice shelf to break up and melt.
Ice Shelf the Size of Connecticut Set to Break Off Next
On March 25, Tuesday of this week, the British Antartic Survey issued a press release stating: "A large part of the Wilkins Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula is now supported only by a thin strip of ice hanging between two islands. It is another identifiable impact of climate change on the Antarctic environment."
On the night of the 25th a chunk of it — 7 times the size of Manhattan — 160 square miles — suddenly collapsed. According to the Associated Press this puts the rest of the shelf— which is the size of Connecticut— at risk of breaking off next.
The next day a lead-in story on Yahoo, issued by the Associated Press, ran for about 45 minutes and then dropped off. The voice over states that ONE scientist attributed the situation to global warming. It ends with stating in reassuring tones "there is no risk of rising sea levels."
Your weekend picnic plans are safe!
(Our opinion: we need journalism with more backbone.)
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