One of the largest icebergs ever recorded—measuring about the size of Delaware and containing a volume of ice twice the size of Lake Erie—broke free from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in northwest Antarctica. Scientists have watched this particular iceberg forming since 2014, after a rift was detected in Larsen C, and the crack started to extend.
An iceberg the size of Delaware broke off Antarctica
I guess Antarctica was ready to "let it go."
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Tony Lee
Tony is an LA native with a deep passion for all things science. Other passions include eating all of his friends' leftovers, serenading without invitation, and listening to the same song on repeat.
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