“State-Sized” Iceberg Breaks Off Antarctica

Did you feel the ocean ripple a little in the last 24 hours? It might have been a floating ice shelf named Larson C, which scientists confirmed broke off Antarctica on Wednesday and is now being called "one of the largest icebergs ever recorded," according to the New York Times.

Does this have implications for the future of our planet? We here at Latitude would like to quote members of Congress: "We’re not scientists." But we are sailors, and we know a few brave souls headed for the high latitudes at the bottom of the planet. The Volvo Ocean Race will now have to avoid a floating Delaware on the Southern Ocean legs.