 | Ice bridge ruptures in Antarctic |
 Anonymous writes "The
ice bridge linking a shelf of ice the size of Jamaica to two islands in Antarctica has, after just a few of months of close monitoring, finally snapped.
Scientists
say the collapse could mean the Wilkins Ice Shelf itself 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.
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