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The iceberg was torn from Greenland
A glacier twice the size of Manhattan (USA) was torn off one of Greenland's largest glaciers, the latest sign of a dramatic change in this warming polar island.
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The giant ice sheet separated from Greenland
A large block of ice equivalent to four times the size of New York's Manhattan district has separated from a Greenland glacier and melted, shocking regional research sci…
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Huge ice breaking in the North Pole
US scientists say an ice sheet of four times the size of Manhattan Island (260 km2) and a height of about 180m have been separated from the Petermann glacier in northern…
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The world's largest ice island wanders over the ocean
After separating from Greenland, huge ice blocks drifted over the Arctic Ocean, threatening the safety of ships and oil rigs.