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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
Isla Binnie

MYSTERIOUS: Thinning antarctic ice shelf finally crumbles after heatwave - What They Never Told You

NASA Modis satellite image of an Antarctic ice shelf taken March 21, 2022 in this handout image obtained March 25, 2022. NASA Modis satellite image/Handout via REUTERS

An East Antarctica ice shelf disintegrated this month following a period of extreme heat in the region, according to scientists.

Satellite images show the 1,200 square-kilometre Conger Ice Shelf collapsed completely on or around March 15. 

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