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Sunday, February 28, 2010

Antarctic Collision Snaps Rhode-Island-Sized Iceberg Off Glacier

This month, an iceberg roughly the size of Luxembourg slammed into an Antarctic glacier known as the Mertz Ice Tongue.
Then, last week, a Rhode Island-sized section of the Mertz Ice Tongue finally snapped off.
Some scientists are excited about the new research opportunities this ice reconfiguration opens up, but others worry that the newly freed ice will significantly threaten life in the ocean..

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