One of the largest icebergs ever recorded has finally broken away from Antarctica -- possibly but not necessarily due to climate change, scientists said Wednesday.
(The National Aeronautics and Space Administration)The British Antarctic Survey said the 190-meter thick iceberg, which is more than 6,000 square kilometers in size, or more than 10 percent of the entire Antarctic ice shelf, broke off Larsen C Ice Shelf earlier this month after months of "hanging by a thread.""This calving is dramatic but normal in the life cycle of an ice shelf," the BAS said, adding that it does not necessarily …READ FULL ARTICLE
