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Huge Iceberg Nine Times As Large As Singapore

Posted by timothy on from the lemon-flavored-would-be-better dept.

DeadBugs writes: "From CNN and the actual National Ice Center press release, a huge iceberg 2130 square miles in size has broke off of Antartica. Satellite pictures are included at each site. This iceberg is larger than the state of Rhode Island and about the same size as Delaware."

2 of 76 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Huh? Global Warming.... pfffft! by pjl5602 · · Score: 2, Informative

    According to the BBC news article mentioned in another post:

    <snip>
    British researchers say the process is entirely natural and is not due to global warming.
    <snip>

  2. iceberg FAQ by LordSah · · Score: 4, Informative

    Curious to learn more about icebergs, I found this nifty FAQ. Figured I'd share.