Researchers say part of a very large shelf of ice on Antarctica could soon break off and become an iceberg. A team of scientists is closely watching part of the Larsen Ice Shelf, off the coast of northwestern Antarctica. The area is connected to land, but floats on seawater instead of sitting on top of the continent. The piece of ice, known as Larsen C Ice Shelf, caught the attention of researchers a few years ago. There are many cracks, or signs of weakness, in the ice. In 2010, the scientists found that one crack was getting bigger. Martin O’Leary is with Swansea University in Wales. He spoke with VOA about the work he does with Project MIDAS, the British group studying Antarctica. “We became concerned in 2014 when it started to become obvious that this crack was going to produce a particularly large iceberg, much larger than we had initially expected.” Icebergs are huge masses of ice that break off from glaciers in coastal areas.
Title: Very Large Crack Creating Iceberg in Antarctica
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/iceberg.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Very Large Crack Creating Iceberg in Antarctica' data-article-id='2143'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13458'>Researchers say part of a very large shelf of ice on Antarctica could soon break off and become an iceberg.</span> <span data-start-time='13458' data-end-time='24813'>A team of scientists is closely watching part of the Larsen Ice Shelf, off the coast of northwestern Antarctica.</span> <span data-start-time='24813' data-end-time='36250'>The area is connected to land, but floats on seawater instead of sitting on top of the continent.</span> <span data-start-time='36250' data-end-time='47313'>The piece of ice, known as Larsen C Ice Shelf, caught the attention of researchers a few years ago.</span> <span data-start-time='47313' data-end-time='53875'>There are many cracks, or signs of weakness, in the ice.</span> <span data-start-time='53875' data-end-time='61333'>In 2010, the scientists found that one crack was getting bigger.</span> <span data-start-time='61333' data-end-time='68083'>Martin O’Leary is with Swansea University in Wales.</span> <span data-start-time='68083' data-end-time='78479'>He spoke with VOA about the work he does with Project MIDAS, the British group studying Antarctica.</span> <span data-start-time='78479' data-end-time='91104'>“We became concerned in 2014 when it started to become obvious that this crack was going to produce a particularly large iceberg, much larger than we had initially expected.”</span> <span data-start-time='91104' data-end-time='100354'>Icebergs are huge masses of ice that break off from glaciers in coastal areas.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/iceberg.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=7938 data-hint-location='78479' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/what_does_obvious_mean.m4a'>What does obvious mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='easy to see or notice'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/connected_to_land.m4a'><span>connected to land</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/sitting_on_top.m4a'><span>sitting on top</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/a_sign_of_weakness.m4a'><span>a sign of weakness</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/easy_to_see_or_notice.m4a'><span>easy to see or notice</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=7939 data-hint-location='53875' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/what_is_happening_to_the_larsen_ice_shelf_crack.m4a'>What is happening to the Larsen ice shelf crack?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='it is getting bigger'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/it_is_moving.m4a'><span>it is moving</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/it_is_stable.m4a'><span>it is stable</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/it_is_getting_bigger.m4a'><span>it is getting bigger</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/it_is_getting_smaller.m4a'><span>it is getting smaller</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=7940 data-hint-location='47313' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/there_are_many__blank__in_the_ice.m4a'>There are many <span class='blank'>cracks</span> in the ice.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='cracks'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/coastal_areas.m4a'><span>coastal areas</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/continents.m4a'><span>continents</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/icebergs.m4a'><span>icebergs</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/1625/cracks.m4a'><span>cracks</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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