Sadly, Milne Ice Shelf has calved recently. Here is the announcement from our colleague Dr. Adrienne White at the Canadian Ice Service. https://twitter.com/ECCC_CIS/status/1290045576692658176?cxt=HJwWgMCj7b7nlOcjAAAA It is lucky that we were not on the ice shelf when this happened, our camp area and instruments were all destroyed in this event.
For more information on this event see: wirl.carleton.ca/calving-2020/
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