when worlds collide

daily dos

wed 3/3/2010

 

"There are some crazy things going down in Antarctica." An American researcher reacts to a huge iceberg that recently broke off the continent of Antarctica. The iceberg, believed to be a victim of global warming, is almost as big as the island of Oahu in Hawaii.

 
 

back wit dre day

daily dos

wed 3/26/2008

 

An ice chunk seven times the size of Manhattan has collapsed from the Wilkins Ice Shelf in Antarctica as a result of global warming, according to British Antarctic Survey scientist David Vaughan.