Canadian Arctic ice melting: Ellesmere Island ice shelf
On August 13, 2005, Laurie Weir of the Canadian Ice Service saw a piece of Canada fall into the sea.
In late December 2006, the CBC has been reviving that event and making it news again.
The CBC story points out that the Canadian Arctic ice shelves are about 90 percent smaller than they were 100 years ago.
This new iceberg (formerly part of Ellesmere Island) is going to be monitored as it drifts around the Arctic waters. Why?
Because, in what some may describe as Mother Nature's revenge, it may post a hazard to the oil drilling platforms up there.
Canadian Ice Service webpage: http://ice.ec.gc.ca/App/WsvPageDsp.cfm?ID=1&Lang=eng&Clear=true
In late December 2006, the CBC has been reviving that event and making it news again.
The CBC story points out that the Canadian Arctic ice shelves are about 90 percent smaller than they were 100 years ago.
This new iceberg (formerly part of Ellesmere Island) is going to be monitored as it drifts around the Arctic waters. Why?
Because, in what some may describe as Mother Nature's revenge, it may post a hazard to the oil drilling platforms up there.
Canadian Ice Service webpage: http://ice.ec.gc.ca/App/WsvPageDsp.cfm?ID=1&Lang=eng&Clear=true
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