Massive Iceberg 'Twice the Size of Manhattan' Breaks Off Greenland

Syndicated from Common Dreams on Wed, 2012-07-18

<div class='node-body'><p><img alt="" src="/sites/commondreams.org/files/imce-images/745ec6670887a414150f6a70670040ca.jpg" style="width: 540px; height: 419px;" title="Petermann Glacier's ice shelf on July 16, 2012, just an hour or so before a giant iceberg broke off and began to float away (NASA/AP)" /><em>Petermann Glacier&#39;s ice shelf on July 16, 2012, just an hour or so before a giant iceberg broke off and began to float away</em> (NASA/AP)</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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