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Scientists crush ice cores to predict Antarctica’s next big ice crack

In Antarctica, two giant rifts, known as Chasm 1 and Halloween Crack, split across the Brunt Ice Shelf. The implications of the cracks are huge as ice shelves hold back huge volumes of landlocked water, regulating its entry into the oceans surrounding Antarctica. But as global warming increases, so too does the likelihood of cracks, …

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