Author: Brett Molina / Source: USA TODAY
NASA says a massive, 600-square-mile iceberg is expected to break off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf. USA TODAY
An iceberg about twice the size of New York City is expected to break on an ice shelf in Antarctica, says NASA.
Researchers are monitoring a giant crack in the center of the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
The crack had been stable for 35 years but has started accelerating toward another called the Halloween crack.When the larger crack makes its way completely across, it will create an iceberg that’s at least 660 square miles in size in a process called calving.
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