The iceberg tip is 'hanging by a thread' due to ongoing climate change in Antarctica.
A"Halloween Crack" is visible near an unstable region of Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf. It was imaged by the European Space Agency's Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite on Oct. 25, 2022.A spooky"Halloween crack" looms beside an Antarctic iceberg shelf that's"hanging by a thread," new satellite imagery shows.
The crevice itself is stable, according to the European Space Agency , but it's the nearby tip of Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf that causes concern as the southernmost continent continues to warm due toOnly a slender thread of ice about one-third of a mile long is holding the tip to the rest of the shelf, new"If and when this potential rupture point finally gives way, it is expected to spawn a huge iceberg about 1750 square kilometers [675 square miles]," ESA officialsGiant...
"Owing to climate change, Antarctica’s ice shelves are weakening, leading to greater risks of more land ice ending up in the oceans and thereby adding to sea-level rise, something arguably more frightening than Halloween," agency officials wrote.
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