COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Loss of Antarctic ice 'tongue' could change seas
Description: Last February, the tongue of Antarctica's Mertz Glacier was rammed by a huge iceberg, causing the tongue section to break away and itself become an iceberg. The loss of a massive tongue of glacial ice on the Antarctic coast - a natural protective barrier nearly four times the size of New York City - could affect ocean circulation patterns and be a harbinger of changes to come from global warming. [Source: MSNBC]
URL: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41351840/ns/us_news-environment/
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Source: MSNBC
Publish Date: 1/31/2011
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