Scientists have discovered something WORRYING on Antarctica

Experts from the UK say that the crack is now as WIDE as the Shard— a 95-storey skyscraper in Southwark, London, that forms part of the London Bridge Quarter development. Standing 309.6 meters (1,016 ft) high. This is really bad news.


A giant rift in the Larsen C ice shelf is expected to reach the ocean soon. Credit: John Sonntag NASA


Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are involved in a long-term research program to monitor ice shelves in order to understand the causes and implications of the rapid changes observed in the region. The new photographs were collected as experts flew over the ice shelf on their way to pick up science equipment on the ground.

Photo via NASA Earth Observatory

According to scientists, it’s a matter of months before it reaches the ocean, releasing into the Weddel Sea. The bad news that it will become an iceberg TWICE the site of LUXEMBURG.

So what caused it to break? Scientists believe that the main reason for the crack in Larsen C is global warming.

According to Eric Rignot, a glaciologist at the University of California, Irvine, the Larsen C crack has upped to a factor of eight.

Dr. Paul Holland, ice and ocean modeler at British Antarctic Survey (BAS), said in a statement:

“Iceberg calving is a normal part of the glacier life cycle, and there is every chance that [the rest of] Larsen C will remain stable and this ice will regrow. 


