1-trillion-ton iceberg breaks away from Antarctica

LONDON — A vast iceberg the size of the state of Delaware with twice the volume of Lake Erie has broken off from a key floating ice shelf in Antarctica, scientists said Wednesday.
The iceberg broke off from the Larsen C ice shelf, scientists at the University of Swansea in Britain said. The iceberg, which is likely to be named A68, is described as weighing 1.12 trillion U.S. tons.
The process, known as calving, occurred in the last few days, when a 2,240-square-mile section broke away. Res