Tag: ice shelves melting
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Canadian Ice Shelf the Size of Manhattan Collapsed Due to Global Warming
Much of Canada’s last remaining ice shelf recently collapsed into the sea due to record-breaking summer temperatures, according to scientists. Ice analyst Adrienne White of the Canadian Ice Service studied satellite photos of the 4,000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf. She noticed that around 43% of it had collapsed. Additionally, she estimates that this occurred in just…
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Environmentalists Predict the Consequences of Oil Spill in Arctic Circle
An oil spill in Russia caused 21,000 tons of oil to leak into the Ambarnava River on May 29, 2020. It also spilled over into nearby Daldykan River, turning both of them crimson. Local officials and environmentalists have said it could take over a decade to clean up. The spill occurred when a diesel fuel…