An ice shelf previously thought to be stable and unaffected by climate change collapsed in Antarctica

According to the Associated Press, an area that was thought to be stable and mostly unaffected by climate change has collapsed.

The ice shelf collapse is the first time in history that it has collapsed.

Scientists said the shelf collapsed because of the high temperatures that began last week.

The temperatures in East Antarctica were more than 70 degrees above average.

Catherine Walker of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute said that there was probably a lot of long-time increased ocean warming there.

The last straw on the camel's back probably was last week's increased temperatures.

The shelf fell sometime between March 14 and March 16.

Scientists told the AP that the collapse shows that areas that were thought to be unaffected by the climate crisis are not.

The Glenzer Conger ice shelf has been there for thousands of years and is not going to be there again, according to University of Minnesota ice scientist Peter Neff.

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