https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/rift-in-antarcticas-larsen-c-ice-shelfhttp://www.livescience.com/57414-massive-iceberg-breaking-off-antarctica.htmlhttp://www.livescience.com/57109-antarctic-ice-rift-is-70-miles-long.htmlhttp://www.livescience.com/57915-iceberg-breaks-off-antarctica-pine-island-glacier.html?utm_source=notificationI hope we get some photos/videos of it when it breaks of and falls into the water, and the wave it produces.
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The Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica is cut through by a growing rift, which stretches nearly 109 miles (175 kilometers) long, new satellite data has revealed. Already in 2017, the rift has grown by 6.2 miles (10 km), and now only 12.4 miles (20 km) of ice are anchoring the massive iceberg to the ice shelf, according to Project MIDAS, an Antarctic research project based in the United Kingdom.
It's not a matter of if the iceberg will break off (an event known as calving), but when, scientists warn. According to MIDAS researchers, when the iceberg separates, the Larsen C Ice Shelf will lose more than 10 percent of its area — about 2,000 square miles (5,000 square km). The resulting iceberg would be one of the largest in recorded history
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"This event will fundamentally change the landscape of the Antarctic Peninsula," MIDAS researchers wrote in a blog post. "We have previously shown that the new configuration will be less stable than it was prior to the rift, and that Larsen C may eventually follow the example of its neighbor Larsen B, which disintegrated in 2002 following a similar rift-induced calving event."
It could happen any day now, although it is impossible to predict when.
It's already going to be the largest or at least, one of the largest ice bergs in recorded history, and who knows how long it will take to melt.