The “Collapse” of the Wilkins ice shelf
Posted on April 1, 2008 by tommoriarty
A few quick calculations put the size and effect of latest broken piece of Wilkins ice into perspective
The recent “collapse” of the Wilkins ice shelf is causing quite a stir in the blogosphere. The issue of disintegrating ice shelves is often entangled with the issue of sea level rise. The Los Angeles Times carried an AP story [...]
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