Antarctic ice shelf collapses with surprising speed

Thursday, March 21, 2002

An enormous floating ice shelf in Antarctica that has existed since the last Ice Age 12,000 years ago collapsed this month with staggering speed during one of the warmest summers on record there, scientists say.

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