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Massive piece of Ward Hunt Ice Shelf collapses

Posted on July 29, 2008

Arctic scientists are reporting today that a four-square-kilometer chunk of the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf has broken off. As reported in the Globe and Mail:Scientists say the break, the largest on record since 2005, is the latest indication that climate change is forcing the drastic reshaping of the Arctic coastline, where 9,000 square kilometres of ice have been whittled down to less than 1,000 over the past century, and are only showing signs of decreasing further.Northern explorers have used the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf as a launching point for expeditions for years. But much like the changes that I ...

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