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Antarctic Ice Bridge Finally Breaks Off
GreennMann writes "An ice bridge linking a shelf of ice the size of Jamaica to two islands in Antarctica has snapped. Scientists say the collapse could mean the Wilkins Ice Shelf is on the brink of breaking away, and provides further evidence of rapid change in the region. Sited on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula, the Wilkins shelf has been retreating since the 1990s. Researchers regarded the ice bridge as an important barrier, holding the remnant shelf structure in place. Its removal will allow ice to move more freely between Charcot and Latady islands, into the open ocean."
that's certainly one way to break the ice in a tense situation like this.
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Given my SUV driving has yet to save me in a crash (I've not had one since buying it)... I'm glad to see it has contributed to something productive at least.
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Now, I'm gunna drive my SUV 65 miles to work tomorrow and feel ok about it.
You may feel okay about it, but I feel bad for your gas card :).
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Once the ice bridge falls away, scientists will find one pissed off ice troll.
You'd need to go back to a time when you can't blame humans.
I still blame Canada. They obviously failed to hold on to the ice caps when they had the chance.
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If you really, really wanted to save the polar ice caps, you'd create a time machine and travel back..say, 19,000 years ago. Back when the polar ice cap extended down into what is modern day Illinois. Which predates SUVs and industrialization by around...19,000 years or so.
You could also increase the number of pirates.
I'm waiting to see the live video footage of that scene where the poor sweet little baby polar bear is trapped on an ice floe which shrinks until he falls off to be eaten by sharks or some garbage like that *splash*
It would be quite remarkable to have video footage of polar bears in the Antarctic.
This isn't offtopic... The mods must not have known that global warming is inversely proportional to the number of pirates on the high seas.
Speaking from naval experience here...
What does your bellybutton have to do with icebergs?
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Now you've gone and ruined his nefarious plot to continuously drive his SUV until he's the proud new owner of oceanside property. In these uncertain economic times, how else is a fella supposed to increase his property value? Huh? Huh? Bastard.
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Can we really discount the possibility of ice having stealth technology?
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Can someone please convert that into units we can understand, like States of Delaware, or Long Islands.
Sure - five years to build a port. Then start on the next for when that port is drowned.
For us Europeans, could somebody say how many Belgiums there are in a Jamaica, please?
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I'm waiting to see the live video footage of that scene where the poor sweet little baby polar bear is trapped on an ice floe which shrinks until he falls off to be eaten by sharks or some garbage like that *splash*
It would be quite remarkable to have video footage of polar bears in the Antarctic.
Here in the southern hemisphere we call them Polar Koalas.
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Belgium's area (assuming no mountains or hills) is 30,528 km^2. [Wikipedia]
Jamaica's area is 11,100 km^2.
Dividing, we see that there are 2.75 Jamaicas for every Belgium.
On that basis, the Ice shelf is just over a third (0.364) the size of Belgium. Damn Flanders.
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Greenpeacers broke off that chunk in order to convince people that their fantasy "globular heating" religion is real. Or maybe it would have broken off anyways but humans aren't responsible--too many polar bears sitting around on an ice shelf for 6000 years are bound to cause some damage eventually. This might happen again if we don't kill all the polar bears. Actually, it's all a liberal pinko lie--you're so gullible, since the ice bridge is just fine, thanks very much. Scientists are out to destroy us all. Haven't you seen them in movies?
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