Vast Antarctic Ice Shelf on Verge of Collapse

Antarctic Peninsula, ice shelf has shattered and separated from the continent March 5th 2002.

Vast Antarctic ice shelf on verge of collapse
Latest sign of global warming’s impact shocks scientists!

A vast ice shelf hanging on by a thin strip looks to be the next chunk to break off from the Antarctic Peninsula, the latest sign of global warming’s impact on Earth's southernmost continent.

The real question is when is the BIG freeze coming? The black and white photo is from March of 2002. The color photo is an image of the Wilkins Ice Shelf disintegration taken from the British Antarctic Survey's Twin Otter aircraft reconnaissance flight. (3:34 p.m. ET March 25, 2008)