Massive iceberg breaks off Antarctica ice shelf
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 - 08:32
in Earth & Climate
A vast iceberg with twice the volume of Lake Erie has broken off from a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica, scientists said Wednesday. The 1.12-trillion-ton iceberg broke off from the Larsen C ice shelf, scientists at Swansea University in Britain said. In a process known as calving, the 2,240-square-mile...