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Larsen ice crack continues to open up
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38686626[font face=Serif][font size=5]Larsen ice crack continues to open up[/font]
20 January 2017
By Jonathan Amos | BBC Science Correspondent
[font size=4]The crack that looks set to spawn a giant iceberg in the Antarctic has continued to spread.[/font]
[font size=3]The rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf has grown a further 10km since 1 January.
If the fissure propagates just 20km more, it will free a tabular berg one-quarter the size of Wales.
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Their data indicates the fissure now extends for some 175km. But just how long it will take before the 5,000 sq km block finally breaks free is anyone’s guess, says Swansea's Prof Adrian Luckman.
"The rift tip has just entered a new area of softer ice, which will slow its progress," he told BBC News.
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20 January 2017
By Jonathan Amos | BBC Science Correspondent
[font size=4]The crack that looks set to spawn a giant iceberg in the Antarctic has continued to spread.[/font]
[font size=3]The rift in the Larsen C Ice Shelf has grown a further 10km since 1 January.
If the fissure propagates just 20km more, it will free a tabular berg one-quarter the size of Wales.
…
Their data indicates the fissure now extends for some 175km. But just how long it will take before the 5,000 sq km block finally breaks free is anyone’s guess, says Swansea's Prof Adrian Luckman.
"The rift tip has just entered a new area of softer ice, which will slow its progress," he told BBC News.
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