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Giant crack in Antarctic ice shelf spotlights advances in glaciology

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Rift through Larsen C ice shelf has grown to 175 kilometres, and collapse of nearby ice shelves could offer a glimpse of its future.

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    An earlier version of the story erroneously stated that two glaciers feeding the Larsen C ice shelf had started to accelerate. It also gave the wrong citation for reference 1.

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