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.
Even The Antarctic Winter Cannot Protect Wilkins Ice Shelf.
Even The Antarctic Winter Cannot Protect Wilkins Ice Shelf (June 14, 2008) -- Wilkins Ice Shelf has experienced further break-up with an area of about 160 square kilometers breaking off from May 30-31, 2008. ESA's Envisat satellite captured the event -- the first ever-documented episode to occur in winter. ... > sciencedaily full story
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