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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
Isla Binnie

Thinning Antarctic ice shelf finally crumbles after heatwave

NASA Modis satellite image of an Antarctic ice shelf taken March 21, 2022 in this handout image obtained March 25, 2022. NASA Modis satellite image/Handout via REUTERS

An East Antarctica ice shelf disintegrated this month following a period of extreme heat in the region, according to scientists.

Satellite images show the 1,200 square-kilometre Conger Ice Shelf collapsed completely on or around March 15. 

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