Antarctic Ice Shelf Nearly the Size of Los Angeles Has Disintegrated

Scientists are concerned that this could be a taste of things to come in a part of Antarctica previously thought to be relatively stable.

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By Tom Yulsman
Apr 1, 2022 5:00 AMApr 1, 2022 1:56 AM
Remnants of the Conger Ice Shelf After its Collapse
Shattered remains are all that's left of East Antarctica's Conger Ice Shelf, as seen in this image captured on March 23, 2022 by the Landsat 8 satellite. The giant floating slab of ice was more or less intact at the beginning of March but disintegrated in just two weeks. (Credit: NASA Earth Observatory.)

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Antarctica's Conger Ice Shelf wasn't particularly big as these floating slabs of ice go. It was a little smaller than the city of Los Angeles.

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