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Antarctic iceberg breaks from unlikely spot on far coast
Scientists report a large iceberg, slightly smaller than Oahu, shattered off Antarctica’s eastern end after a long ice tongue built for decades calved under tidal forces. Western Antarctica shows shrinking ice, yet recent trends pause in the peninsula, with experts cautious but not alarmed about global warming fears.
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Washington
Antarctica
Oahu
United States
Ted Scambos
National
Snow and Ice Data Center
Scambos
Mertz
Mark Serreze
Boulder
Colo
Arctic
Antarctic
Steve Rin
Toul
Australia
National Science Agency
NASA
Penn State
British Antarctic Survey
Rindschandler
U.S. Geological Survey
British Survey
Snow and
Antarctic Peninsula
New Jersey
USGS
Jane Ferrigno
Montana