There is now a good chance the Wilkins Ice Shelf could break away from the Antarctic Peninsula. The shelf is approximately the size of the state of Connecticut.

Temperatures in the Antarctic Peninsula have gone up some 3.8 degrees Farenheit in the past 50 years. Scientists continue to study the relationship between rising temperatures and what appears to be an increasing instability in the region.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has some great pictures. Go to ESA.