Giant Vanishing Ice

On March 25, 2008 a 160 square mile chunk of the Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antartica disintegrated. This loss, about 7 times the size of Manhattan, puts an even larger portion of the glacial ice shelf at risk.
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On March 25, 2008 a 160 square mile chunk of the Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antartica disintegrated. This loss, about 7 times the size of Manhattan, puts an even larger portion of the glacial ice shelf at risk.

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