http://science-nature.marc8.com/news-tags/wilkins-ice-shelf The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://science-nature.marc8.com/antarctic-ice-shelf-hangs-thread-new-dramatic-images-sho <p>British Antarctic Survey has captured dramatic images of an Antarctic ice shelf that looks set to be the latest to break out from the Antarctic Peninsula. A large part of the Wilkins Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula is now supported only by a thin strip of ice hanging between two islands. It is another identifiable impact of climate change on the Antarctic environment. <p><a href="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~a/sciencedaily?a=Whi0Vx"><img src="http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~a/sciencedaily?i=Whi0Vx" border="0"></img></a></p> <p><a href="http://science-nature.marc8.com/antarctic-ice-shelf-hangs-thread-new-dramatic-images-sho">read more</a></p> http://science-nature.marc8.com/antarctic-ice-shelf-hangs-thread-new-dramatic-images-sho#comments Top stories antarctic environment antarctic peninsula british antarctic survey dramatic images wilkins ice shelf http://science-nature.marc8.com/crss/node/2402 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0500 admin 2402 at http://science-nature.marc8.com http://science-nature.marc8.com/antarctic-ice-shelf-disintegrating-result-climate-change <p>Satellite imagery from the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center shows a portion of Antarctica's massive Wilkins Ice Shelf has begun to collapse because of rapid climate change in a fast-warming region of the continent.</p> http://science-nature.marc8.com/antarctic-ice-shelf-disintegrating-result-climate-change#comments Top stories national snow rapid climate change satellite imagery university of colorado at boulder wilkins ice shelf http://science-nature.marc8.com/crss/node/2408 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500 admin 2408 at http://science-nature.marc8.com