The break-up of the Petermann Glacier

Greenland shed its largest chunk of ice in nearly half a century last week when the momentous break-up of the Petermann Glacier set a 100 sq mile chunk of ice drifting into the North Strait between Greenland and Canada. Scientists say Greenland is losing ice mass at an increasing rate, dumping more icebergs into the ocean because of warming temperatures.

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