Massive breakaway iceberg

Name: Massive breakaway iceberg
Uploaded: 2017-07-12T22:04:00+00:00
Duration: 2 min 4 s
Description: In recent days, an iceberg the size of Delaware broke free from Antarctica. That could have some major environmental implications. But it often takes years instead of weeks to see the effects of events like this one. So we probably shouldn't expect to witness a falling series of ice-sheet dominoes severing throughout the rest of our summer -- Antarctica's winter.

In recent days, an iceberg the size of Delaware broke free from Antarctica. That could have some major environmental implications. But it often takes years instead of weeks to see the effects of events like this one. So we probably shouldn't expect to witness a falling series of ice-sheet dominoes severing throughout the rest of our summer -- Antarctica's winter.

Posted July 12, 2017 9:57pm EDT