Huge ice falls at glacier in Argentina stir awe and concern
For years, visitors traveled to Argentina to watch in awe as blocks of ice - some the size of a 20-story building - collapsed from the face of the Perito Moreno glacier. But recently, the size of the ice chunks breaking off - a process called "calving" - has started to alarm local guides and glaciologists. Kristy Kilburn explains.
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