Iceberg D28 breaks away from Antarctica's Amery Ice Shelf. The massive block of ice - covering 1636 square kilometres - calved from the Amery Ice Shelf, the BBC reported. READ MORE:* Climate Lessons: Deciphering the messages of melted ice* New understanding of Antarctic ice shelf melt to improve sea level rise predictions* Massive iceberg about to break away from Antarctica* How much ice can the Antarctic afford to lose? A one trillion tonne iceberg broke off from Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf in 2017. The calving of the estimated 6000 square kilometre block of ice reduced that ice shelf's area by more than 12 per cent.

Source: Stuff September 30, 2019 21:16 UTC