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Ice Shelf About to Break Away From Antarctica

A NASA and US Geological Survey image of Antartica. A Jamaica-sized ice shelf is close to wrenching itself away from Antarctica, following dramatic weakening of an ice \"bridge\" linking it to the continent, the European Space Agency (ESA) reported
(AFP/NASA/USGS/File)

PARIS - A massive ice shelf anchored to the Antarctic coast by a narrow and quickly deteriorating ice bridge could break away soon, the European Space Agency warned Friday.

The Paris-based agency said satellite images show the bridge that connects the Wilkins Ice Shelf to Charcot and Latady Islands "looks set to collapse."