The collapse of the Larsen ice shelf (a tiny shelf in Antarctica) was probably as much due to a process that has been going on for centuries, as it was to warmer ocean temperatures.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larsen_Ice_Shelf
There are glaciers that have been receding since the 17th century, due to natural climate change and I suspect this is true of the Larsen ice shelf.
The other interesting point is that they blame it on receding Antarctic sea ice, which did retreat in the 1990's but is now advancing again. Now what does that mean?
It's likely that melting from higher ocean temperatures, or even a gradual decline in the ice mass of the peninsula over the centuries, was pushing the Larsen to the brink
There are glaciers that have been receding since the 17th century, due to natural climate change and I suspect this is true of the Larsen ice shelf.
The other interesting point is that they blame it on receding Antarctic sea ice, which did retreat in the 1990's but is now advancing again. Now what does that mean?
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