The full effects of ice shelf breakup on glacier demise will not be known for some time. (scientificamerican.com)
«Even though we don't see immediate evidence of ice shelf breakup on the Ross Ice Shelf, everything we've seen up to this point has occurred faster than we expected. (nsidc.org)
The crucial question is how this rate compares with the gradual thinning that has happened since the close of the last ice age 12,000 years ago — and in particular, whether the recent ice shelf breakups are truly unprecedented. (scientificamerican.com)