Scientists have been hoping for over a decade that the Larsen B ice shelf will collapse, and provide them with more funding – but the weather just isn’t cooperating.
This Antarctic ice shelf will likely be the next to collapse
Becky Oskin LiveScience
Dec. 13, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO — Antarctica’s crumbling Larsen B Ice Shelf is poised to finally finish its collapse, a researcher said Tuesday here at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union.
“It’s possible that if there’s a summer warm enough to clear out the sea ice, it will simply fall apart,” he said.
But Antarctica hasn’t had a very warm summer since 2006, so for now, the scientists wait and watch.
They could spend their time trying to sign up for Obamacare.
“When it breaks apart, we’re really going to learn a lot more about what happens during this process,” said Scambos, who will be visiting that area of Antarctica in January (summer in the Southern Hemisphere).
This Antarctic ice shelf will likely be the next to collapse – NBC News.com
It is likely that January will have the highest global sea ice area on record. Bummer for Ted.
