Large Antarctic Ice Shelf, home to a UK research station, is about to break apart
Friday, April 5, 2019 - 17:50
in Earth & Climate
Glaciology experts have issued evidence that a large section of the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, which is home to the British Antarctic Survey's Halley Research Station, is about break off. The iceberg, measuring over 1,500 square kilometers -- which is twice the size of New York City -- is expected to break away from the Brunt Ice Shelf within the next few months.