On the verge: A block of Antarctic ice the size of Delaware could trigger a 4-inch sea-level rise – Vice News
Article Synopsis – A block of ice roughly the size of Delaware is set to detach from the Larsen C ice shelf in Antarctica, creating one of the 10 largest icebergs ever recorded.While the break-off itself wouldn’t raise sea levels since icebergs float, the incident could provoke the breakup of the entire ice shelf, which scientists predict might increase global sea levels as much as four inches. In 2002, a block of ice similar in size to the one now at risk fractured from another ice shelf, Larsen B. Now, NASA predicts Larsen B will disintegrate entirely by the end of the decade. To read the actual article click here.