Huge Piece Of Iceburg In Greenland Breaks Away

If you are thinking that perhaps this summer has been a little bit hotter than the usual summer there is certainly tons of meteorological evidence to prove that you are right. This past July was the hottest ever recorded in New York City. Some people are pointing to global warming. Another rather large piece of evidence that this may be the case came out of Greenland this week. Researchers at the Canadian Ice Service were surprised to discover that a huge piece of ice over 4 times the size of Manhattan had broken off of The Petermann Glacier, which is one of the largest in Greenland. It is so big in fact that they are referring to it as an "Ice Island." There are two big concerns about the future of this seriously big piece of ice. The first is that if it drifts into the shipping lanes of the North Atlantic it may have a negative effect on commerce and may cause something of a further downturn in the economy. The second big concern has to do with what will happen if this "Ice Island" begins to melt and how much of an effect will that have on raising sea levels in the area and what kind of an effect will that have on residents who live near the shorelines in that region.