The Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica produces its largest iceberg in more than 50 years.
But although wobbly, Loose tooth is still attached. It's D28 that's been extracted.
"I am excited to see this calving event after all these years. We knew it would happen eventually, but just to keep us all on our toes, it is not exactly where we expected it to be," she said. "While there is much to be concerned about in Antarctica, there is no cause for alarm yet for this particular ice shelf," Prof Fricker added.Amery experiences a lot of summer surface melt, but the data indicates it is in equilibrium
It's possible the loss of such a big berg will change the stress geometry across the front of the ice shelf. This could influence the behaviour of cracks, and even the stability of Loose Tooth.The name comes from a classification system run by the US National Ice Center, which divides the Antarctic into quadrants.
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