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Cracking up: the ice shelf as big as Northern Ireland
It is one of the biggest in Antarctica and, for the past century, the massive Wilkins ice shelf appeared to have escaped the ravages of global warming. But now, enormous cracks have appeared in this floating ice platform the size of Northern Ireland. Scientists say it is breaking apart at an unprecedented rate after warmer temperatures weakened it.
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- Tags: global warming , northern ireland , wilkins , massive , biggest , antarctica , crack , enormous , floating , unprecedented rate , cracks , ice shelf , past century , ice platform , warmer temperature , and weakened
- Groups: International News and Global Warming.
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