Team says Arctic ice shelf broke up before
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 07:30
in Earth & Climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Arctic shelf ice has been in the news of late due to its shrinkage over the past few decades that most attribute to global warning. Thus, its levels and seemingly constant calving have become ecological barometers that environmentalists have come to use to show just how fast our planet is heating up.
