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Mammoth Iceberg Splits From Greenland Glacier

Changes to glacier 'disturbing,' say alarmed scientists

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 18, 2012 1:04 AM CDT | Updated Jul 18, 2012 4:31 AM CDT

(Newser) – A colossal iceberg twice the size of Manhattan has broken away from the end of Greenland's Petermann glacier. Another, even bigger, iceberg broke from the northerly glacier in 2010, and scientists had been keeping an eye on a crack near the glacier's tip...   Read full story »

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