Iceberg a third the size of Dublin calves in Antarctica

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An iceberg a third the size of Dublin has broken off from Pine Island Glacier on the edge of Antarctica. |

The ESA said the iceberg measures 300 square kilometres, and following its split from the glacier "quickly shattered into pieces."The World Meteorological Organization said last week that a research base in Antarctica had recorded the hottest temperature ever for the continent - 18.3C, as global warming causes an increase in melting of the ice sheets around the south pole.

Scientists believe global warming has caused so much melting at the south pole that the giant ice sheet is now on course to disintegrate. This would see an eventual global sea level rise of at least three meters over centuries.

 

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But it's not getting warmer in Antarctica. ClimateHoax RTEFakeNews

I can't believe our tax payers money funds clowns like rte in all seriousness sinnfeinireland sort it out thanks

Brilliant news I waiting to hear that for the last week yes 😂

irishenviro As they have been doing for millennia. So?

Judging by the replies few ppl seem to believe your propaganda 😭

So what? It's what glaciers do. It's also -22c on mainland Antarctica...but you 'forgot' to tell us about that 🙄

Allywestland first glance - looked like it was made of Guiness ... shouldn't be a problem

It's called 'CALVING'.

Good news is the Arctic ice which had decreased quiet a bit...Is making a recovery....

Who is gettin the gin n tonic in

Its all still there......

Jaysus lads!

Antarctic ice not melting anytime soon...This is normal process called calving....Antarctic has 26.5 million gigatons of ice....

Well...maybe it could be the answer to our housing crisis 🤔

To give a bit of context...Antarctic is not melting anytime soon....It is loosing ice during the Antarctic summer called calving...However Antarctica has 23.5 million megatons of ice....

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