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Huge New Cracks Seen in Arctic Ice Shelf

Giant ice shelf is falling apart and could float away

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted May 24, 2008 6:24 AM CDT

(Newser) – A Canadian expedition has found a major new network of cracks, more than 10 miles long, in the Arctic's ice shelves, the BBC reports. Scientists say the huge shelves are disintegrating; pieces become "ice islands" that can float hundreds of miles away as climate... Read full story »

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