Pictures of Ayles Ice shelf collapse
This handout photo provided by the University of Ottawa shows a time series of MODIS satellite images illustrating the breakup of the Ayles Ice Shelf taken on Aug. 13, 2005, gathered between 17:25 to 00:00 GMT, top and bottom row from left to right. (AP PHOTO/University of Ottawa, NASA, HO)
This handout photo provided by NASA shows a Modis (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) Image showing the Ayles Ice Shelf collapse, center, in the early afternoon of Aug. 13, 2005. Within days of breaking free, the Ayles Ice Shelf drifted about 30 miles offshore before freezing into the sea ice. (AP PHOTO/NASA, HO)
This handout photo provided by NASA shows a Modis (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro Radiometre) Image showing the Ayles Ice Shelf collapse, top center, in the early afternoon of Aug. 13, 2005. Within days of breaking free, the Ayles Ice Shelf drifted about 30 miles offshore before freezing into the sea ice. (AP PHOTO/NASA, HO)
This handout photo provided by the Universite Laval shows Universite Laval Technician Dennis Sarrazin standing next to the new ice island, the Ayles ice shelf, offshore, in the Arctic Ocean, on May 30, 2006. (AP PHOTO/Universite Laval, Warwick Vincent, HO)