Why did the Larson-B ice shelf break away?

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Why did the Larson-B ice shelf break away?

2007-02-06 03:55:50 · 3 answers · asked by aleiva_ musica! 2 in Environment

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There is a heating effect that occurs between ground and ice. It will heat the ice near the ground and make a lubricant to help the ice slip. There is a difference between fresh water ice at 32 deg. F and salt water which freezes at 26deg. F.As u can see that the salt water ice stores much Moore cold than fresh water.

2007-02-06 04:39:42 · answer #1 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Instabilities in the ice sheets caused by temperatures rising. A cyclical occurence in the earth's history

2007-02-06 04:39:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It is the dead of summer down there.

2007-02-06 04:45:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋