It's quite disturbing. I'm sure ice-shelves do break up from time to time, but to have this so rapidly after Larsen B suggests there's something bigger at work.
Particularly disturbing is that losing ice in the polar regions is particularly bad, as ice is very reflective and good at getting heat back out into space; and water isn't nearly so effective. Losing ice is generally one of those positive feedback loops that could screw us over badly.
Particularly disturbing is that losing ice in the polar regions is particularly bad, as ice is very reflective and good at getting heat back out into space; and water isn't nearly so effective. Losing ice is generally one of those positive feedback loops that could screw us over badly.
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