Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Huge ice island breaks off of Greenland glacier http://www.pri.org/stories/science/environment/huge-ice-island-breaks-off-of-greenland-glacier-10751.html Environment Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:50:00 -0500 A massive ice island broke off of the Petermann Glacier in Greenland. The iceberg, which contains enough fresh water to supply every American for half a year, is roughly twice the size of Manhattan in New York. sadas http://www.google.com Environment Sat, 21 Jul 2012 17:08:37 -0500 this is a big problem Doug L. Hoffman http://http://theresilientearth.com Environment Thu, 30 Aug 2012 11:26:59 -0500 No, it is not. The same thing happened in the 1930s. There is a roughly century long cycle that varies the AMOC and hence the water temperature, causing accelerated glacial calving and breakup. See http://theresilientearth.com/?q=content/greenlands-oscillating-glaciers PRI: Public Radio International