BY THE

NUMBERS
Iceberg
breaks o
Antarctic coast

1 trillion
tons
is the weight of the iceberg that
broke o Antarctica earlier this
month. Scientists suggest there
is no direct evidence linking the
event to climate change, though
greenhouse gas pollution is
contributing to warming
and melting

5,800 km2
is its estimated size, roughly
the size of the Indonesian
island of Bali

12%
is the reduction in the
size of the Larsen C
ice shelf, aer
the iceberg
broke o

Decades is the vague estimate of

the lifespan of the iceberg, which
will start disintegrating quickly
only when it reaches warmer
waters. Ice shelves dont raise
sea levels appreciably when they
break o into the ocean and melt
Source: Nasa, CNN