Wilkins ice shelf at risk of breaking from Antarctica
Scientists are growing increasingly concerned for the future of the huge Wilkins ice shelf that joins on to the Antarctic coast.
The latest satellite images suggest the ice shelf is disintegrating rapidly, and is now connected to the Antarctic mainland by a fairly small bridge of ice.
However, the images show that the bridge itself is about to go, with cracks appearing and ice floes breaking off.
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