Iceberg Breaks Off From Antarctic Glacier; Should We Replace It With an Artificial One?


Is it time to start thinking about replacing disappearing icebergs? A massive iceberg that recently split off from Antarctica's Mertz Glacier might be a driver of future climate change. The Luxembourg-size iceberg (965 square miles) broke off from the larger glacier, which is a massive floating ice tongue that drains ice from the larger East Antarctic ice sheet.

While scientists can't say for sure that the event is linked to climate change, they believe that it could eventually affect ocean...

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Published on March 01, 2010 04:01
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