London-Sized Iceberg Breaks Off in Antarctica

An iceberg the size of Greater London has broken off from the Antarctic ice shelf, according to the British Antarctic Survey. The massive iceberg, measuring over 1,550 square kilometers, detached from the 150-meter-thick Brunt Ice Shelf on Sunday. However, scientists have stated that the split is a natural process known as "calving" and is not related to climate change. Professor Dominic Hodgson, a glaciologist for the British Antarctic Survey, explained that such cracks are common around the edges of Antarctica. He said, “The ice shelves around Antarctica are extensions, floating extensions, of the Antarctic ice sheet. So they do periodically extend out to sea and then break off.”