Antarctica ice platform nearly four times size of UK ‘at risk of collapse’

A fracture in the ice at the front of the Ross Ice Shelf. Picture: Martin Wearing/PA

A platform of ice surrounding Antarctica which is nearly four times the size of the UK is at risk of collapse, according to a new study.

It suggests that more than 350,000 square miles of floating ice shelves could split if fractures on their surface are submerged due to the effects of climate change.