Due to global warming and rising temperatures, glaciers are slowly melting and, in some cases, breaking apart. One formation affected by climate change is the Larsen C Ice Shelf, which has been breaking off a rift in Antarctica for the past week. Reportedly, the shelf has grown by 10.5 miles (17 kilometers) and is now 8 miles (13 kilometers) from the edge of the ice. At around 1,930 square miles (5,000 square kilometers) in size - or approximately the size of Delaware, the iceberg will be one of...
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