tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post5588766874948173811..comments2024-01-16T13:06:15.270-06:00Comments on Climate Change: The Next Generation: Western Antarctica: Wordie Ice Shelf gone, Larsen Ice Shelf nextTenney Naumerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11843130378338023902noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579549341020421678.post-84954953529311351872009-04-05T15:50:00.000-05:002009-04-05T15:50:00.000-05:00Well it seems the Wordie Ice shelf turned into Wor...Well it seems the Wordie Ice shelf turned into Wordie Bay in 2004, but this pdf http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/2600/B/LarsenpamphletI2600B.pdf really seems to be from march 20009 according to http://pubs.usgs.gov/imap/2600/B/<BR/><BR/>I've also checked that Ken Salazar is the current US Secretary... just to be sure it wasn't a old post !!<BR/><BR/><B>OK</B>, now i've got the story on http://www.doi.gov/news/09_News_Releases/040309a.html : "<I>Scientists previously knew that the Wordie Ice Shelf has been retreating, but this study documents for the first time that it has completely disappeared. Moreover, the northern part of the Larsen Ice Shelf no longer exists. An area more than three times the size of the State of Rhode Island (more than 8,500 km2) has broken off from the Larsen Ice Shelf since 1986.</I>"<BR/><BR/>So this report is "The new report and map of the Larsen Ice Shelf are part of a project to research the coastal change and glaciological characteristics of the entire Antarctic margin."<BR/><BR/>Some Reuters "journalist" once again just caught one sentence out of 2...<BR/><BR/>There probably will be interesting things to read in this study - right now I'm following other links !FredThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06287449380897149179noreply@blogger.com