This Lake Was the Last of Its Kind in Canada. And It Just Vanished
The breakup of Canada's last intact ice shelf caused the freshwater lake to drain away in just a few months.
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In July 2020, a giant Arctic shelf collapsed in Canada, losing more than 40% of its surface area in just two days. The Milne Ice Sheet acted as a dam, trapping a layer of freshwater above the Arctic Ocean. Within months of its breakup, that freshwate... [2939 chars]
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