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Climate change has long been recognized as a global problem scale, which also apply to Antarctica. According to the last data, the ice shelf of this continent at a fast pace is changing.
UK scientists report that part of the ice Antarctic shelf where the Halley Science Station is located (British service), at any moment can break off.
Two huge cracks on the shelf continue to creep towards each other. to a friend, and when they cross, an iceberg the size of two New York will slide into the ocean. In the future, he will drift, and then melts.
To prevent the destruction of the research station, its moved to a safe place.
According to new data submitted by scientists, the separation shelf is a natural process and similar events occurred in the past.
Scientists continuously track ice shelf movement and growth cracks using the satellites Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2.
Andrey Vetrov
Icebergs Antarctica
