Chile's 12,000-square kilometre Southern Patagonia Ice Field has split in two and is likely to continue to fracture amid climate change, according to a team of Chilean scientists who were in the region in March. The chunk of ice that split off from the main glacier was estimated at 208 square kilometres, a relatively small part of the ice field. Scientists who were in the region in March fear the crack is a sign of things to come. (Directorate-General of Water/Chilean Public Works Ministry)The ice field, he said, is now "split in two, and we'll likely discover further divisions to the south," he said. Two icebergs broke off the Grey Glacier in southern Chile's Torres del Paine National Park earlier this year, adding to fears that such ruptures are becoming more frequent.

Source: CBC News May 23, 2019 23:41 UTC