Huge Chunk Of Antarctica Ice Breaks Off

Meera Dolasia
2008-03-27T04:48:00-07:00

A 160-mile square mile (four times the size of Paris) chunk of ice broke off yesterday in Western Antarctica. The ice is part of the Wilkins Ice shelf, which at one time covered over 13,000 square miles. However, the rising temperatures have impacted it severely over the years.