80 mph speed record for glacier fracture helps reveal the physics of ice sheet collapse

ScienceDaily
Feb 28, 2024, 3:47 pm176 pts
$photo of 80 mph speed record for glacier fracture helps reveal the physics of ice sheet collapse image$ New research documents the fastest-known large-scale breakage along an Antarctic ice shelf. A 6.5-mile crack formed in 2012 over 5-and-a-half minutes, showing that ice shelves can effectively shatter -- though the speed is limited by seawater rushing in. The results help inform large-scale ice sheet models and…

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