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Huge Chunk of Antarctic Ice Sheet Set to Break Free
Christian Science Monitor - Nov 5 A 300-square-mile portion of the Pine Island Glacier is expected to break off in the next few months, creating a massive Antarctic iceberg. The glacier is contributing to sea-level rise. Details here. A close-up view of the crack spreading across the ice shelf of Pine Island Glacier captured by the Digital Mapping System (DMS) aboard NASA's DC-8 October 26, 2011. REUTERS/NASA/DMS/Handout
Jump In Greenhouse Gases Is Biggest Ever Seen - U.S. Department Of Energy
Huff Post Green - SETH BORENSTEIN WASHINGTON — The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide jumped by the biggest amount on record, the U.S. Department of Energy calculated, a sign of how feeble the world's efforts are at slowing man-made global warming. Details here. (Above) Big trucks, motors running, wait for their Big Macs at a Macdonald's "drive-thru" in Winnipeg. (PLT photo.)