Climate change to blame for 42 mile stretch of largest Arctic ice shelf breaking off and shattering
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Nioghalvfjerdsfjorden has lost over 60 square miles of area since GEUS' 1999 survey.Recent record temperatures have hit the shelf particularly hard."The atmosphere in this region has warmed by approximately 3 degrees Celsius (5.4 degrees Farenheit) since 1980 and record-breaking temperatures have been observed in 2019 and 2020," researcher Dr. Jenny Turton explained in a GEUS news release.The Northern Hemisphere logged its hottest summer on record this year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
As said here by April Siese