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(CNN)This week, a trillion-ton hunk of ice broke off Antarctica.
You probably know that. It was all over the Internet.
Among the details that have been repeated ad nauseam: The iceberg is nearly the size of Delaware, which prompted some fun musing on Twitter about where exactly Delaware is and how anyone is supposed to approximate the square footage of that US state. The ice, which has been named A68, represents more than 12% of the Larsen C ice shelf, a sliver on the Antarctic Peninsula. And most important: None of this has anything to do with man-made climate change.
The problem: That last detail -- the climate one -- is misleading at best.
At worst, it's wrong.
Some scientists think this has a lot to do with global warming.
I spent most of Thursday on the phone with scientists, talking to them about the huge iceberg off Antarctica and what it means. Here are my five takeaways.
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/14/world/sutter-iceberg-antarctica-climate-change/index.html
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 17 2017, @09:13AM (2 children)
Cabal (Fake)News Network - unbelievable, they are towing the line with the current pseudoscience fashion? Surely not.
This part of the Larsen C shelf has been cracking apart since the early 1960s. The crack only got to complete it's long journey now.
Global (BS) Warming... biggest snowstorm in decades hits NZ, snow on Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. Warming?
My 2c on this is that the extra weight of fresh snow on Larsen C has sped up the crack - due to weight, not Bubba in his Hummer roaring across the USA (that only creates drag on the nation's IQ).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 17 2017, @05:41PM (1 child)
You are lacking in science education, it appears you have an 8th grade level of understanding.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 18 2017, @04:08AM
Show me your PhD thesis in climatology.