This is the NASA photoes from March, but, the article at this link (click here) shows images from the European Space Agency and more recent images from June and July. The 'ice bridge' to the island is nearly gone.
The Wilkins Ice Sheet has been rapidly deteriorating. The lastest report is that its integrity is rapidly diminishing.
Photos from NASA (click here)
The destruction of the Wilkins Ice Sheet is notable as unique and still another danger sign of the impacts of Human Induced Global Warming. While the initial collapse occurred in the Summer of the Southern Hemisphere it didn't stop into the Winter and today the deteriorating effects are relentless even during the coldest months there.
The 'sound' must be interesting in Antarctica. There is nothing similar to that of cracking and creeking ice when it is in mass of a glacier or ice sheet. It can cause 'ice quakes' and all sorts of havoc.
