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A Manhattan-sized ice island just broke free from Greenland
ScienceDailyTuesday, August 25, 2026 at 12:32 PM
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A huge section of Greenland’s Petermann Glacier has snapped off, forming an ice island about the size of Manhattan. Satellites watched cracks spread rapidly before the 76-square-kilometer slab finally broke free on August 4.
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. A huge section of Greenland’s Petermann Glacier has snapped off, forming an ice island about the size of Manhattan. Satellites watched cracks spread rapidly before the 76-square-kilometer slab finally broke free on August 4.
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A huge section of Greenland’s Petermann Glacier has snapped off, forming an ice island about the size of Manhattan. Satellites watched cracks spread rapidly before the 76-square-kilometer slab finally broke free on August 4.
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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