Larsen C ice shelf sheds a trillion-tonne ice berg

A trillion-tonne iceberg has broken free from a crack in the Larsen C ice shelf in the West Antarctic. The crack had been growing since 2010, leaving the berg hanging by a thread last month before finally breaking off yesterday. One of the largest ever recorded, the ice berg reduces the size of Lars...

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Main Author: Cook, SJ
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Community Broadcasting Association of Australia 2017
Subjects:
Earth Sciences
Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Glaciology
Antarctic
Antarc*
Ice Shelf
Iceberg*
Online Access:http://ecite.utas.edu.au/118574
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spelling ftunivtasecite:oai:ecite.utas.edu.au:118574 2023-05-15T13:49:03+02:00 Larsen C ice shelf sheds a trillion-tonne ice berg Cook, SJ 2017 audio/x-wav http://ecite.utas.edu.au/118574 en eng Community Broadcasting Association of Australia http://ecite.utas.edu.au/118574/1/The-Wire-Thursday-13th-July-2017_01-ghg.wav Cook, SJ, Larsen C ice shelf sheds a trillion-tonne ice berg, The Wire, Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, July 13 2017 (2017) [Media Interview] http://ecite.utas.edu.au/118574 Earth Sciences Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience Glaciology Media Interview NonPeerReviewed 2017 ftunivtasecite 2019-12-13T22:17:50Z A trillion-tonne iceberg has broken free from a crack in the Larsen C ice shelf in the West Antarctic. The crack had been growing since 2010, leaving the berg hanging by a thread last month before finally breaking off yesterday. One of the largest ever recorded, the ice berg reduces the size of Larsen C by 12 percent. Text Antarc* Antarctic Ice Shelf Iceberg* eCite UTAS (University of Tasmania) Antarctic
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Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Glaciology
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Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Glaciology
Cook, SJ
Larsen C ice shelf sheds a trillion-tonne ice berg
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Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience
Glaciology
description A trillion-tonne iceberg has broken free from a crack in the Larsen C ice shelf in the West Antarctic. The crack had been growing since 2010, leaving the berg hanging by a thread last month before finally breaking off yesterday. One of the largest ever recorded, the ice berg reduces the size of Larsen C by 12 percent.
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Iceberg*
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Cook, SJ, Larsen C ice shelf sheds a trillion-tonne ice berg, The Wire, Community Broadcasting Association of Australia, July 13 2017 (2017) [Media Interview]
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