Canadian ice shelf area bigger than Manhattan collapses due to rising temperatures | The Guardian

Last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic lost more than 40% of its areas in two days at the end of JulyThe last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic has collapsed, losing more than 40% of its area in just two days at the end of July.The Milne Ice Shelf is at the fringe of Ellesmere Island, in the sparsely populated northern Canadian territory of Nunavut. Continue reading…

Last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic lost more than 40% of its areas in two days at the end of July

The last fully intact ice shelf in the Canadian Arctic has collapsed, losing more than 40% of its area in just two days at the end of July.

The Milne Ice Shelf is at the fringe of Ellesmere Island, in the sparsely populated northern Canadian territory of Nunavut.

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