Satellite Imagery Shows Fragile Wilkins Ice Shelf Destabilized
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 - 20:21
in Earth & Climate
Satellite images show that icebergs have begun to calve from the northern front of the Wilkins Ice Shelf – indicating that the huge shelf has become unstable. This follows the collapse three weeks ago of the ice bridge that had previously linked the Antarctic mainland to Charcot Island.