A giant crack in Antarctic ice is 'days or weeks' from breaking off a Delaware-size iceberg

- A giant crack in one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves is about to break off a Delaware-size block of ice.
- The crack in the ice shelf, called Larsen C, has forked toward the Southern Ocean and is growing rapidly.
- Scientists think a glacier behind the ice block could destabilize after the calving event.
A growing rift
An iceberg for the record books
The big breakup
Published June 5, 2017
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