this is not good news

So, where do I start.

I have written before about how one reason the polar ice cap is melting is because as chunks break off there is more surface area exposed to the water, which is warmer, which then accelerates the melting.

There is a “bridge” in the Antarctic that has been preventing a certain area, the Wilkins Ice Shelf from greater risk of melting, because it has been acting as a barrier.  Well, it broke away yesterday. Giving scientists greater fear that the polar cap is melting much faster than originally thought.

The article can be found via BBC News.

Here is video of the region…