According to NASA, as reported by National Geographic, an iceberg the size of New York City is about to break off of Antartica's fastest melting glacier. The ice crack measures 350 square miles, which is more than the 303 square miles that covers all five boroughs in the city. which is It isn't known when the iceberg is going to break off, but the educated guess is sometime within the next few months.
Normally icebergs breaking off isn't such an issue as it is in this case, but in this case, scientists are seeing a difference in how the ice breaks off, suggesting that the ice itself is changing. The ice breaking off in this way will contribute all the more toward the sea level rising in the area. Another factor which is raising the eyebrows of experts is where the iceberg is in comparison with the rest of the continent. The shifts in the ice in these particular glaciers (in West Antartica, specifically the Pine Island Glacier, where the crack is specifically) will contribute to the broken off icebergs raising the sea level that much faster.
I will be keeping watch on this story and reporting new things as they come in.
(Source: National Geographic, NASA)
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