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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) -- A chunk of ice spreading across 18 square kilometers (seven square miles) has broken off a Canadian ice shelf in the Arctic, scientists said Tuesday.

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    engineer3 months, 3 weeks ago

    Ice chunk 18 square kilometers across broke off a Canadian ice shelf in the Arctic
    Sheet broke away last week from the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf off Ellesmere Island
    Event consistent with theory that the current Arctic climate isn't rebuilding ice sheets
    Many scientists now believe that the Arctic will have ice-free summers by 2013

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