Senegal-sized Antarctic glacier melting faster than thought

What BBN said about it

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAl Jazeera reports an Antarctic glacier the size of Senegal is melting faster than scientists thought, and that's the story we're covering with a clip of ice sitting still.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTo be clear, this is file footage, not the actual glacier. It's a stand-in iceberg from the archive, and it's being very professional about it.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRoll it. Look at this, big blue iceberg, dark water, overcast sky. Nothing is happening and I can't look away.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, I like the little chunks in the foreground. They're drifting. They're the only ones in the shot with any ambition.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch the big one here. It doesn't move. That's a steady hold, nine seconds, no flinch.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRun it back. I wasn't watching the first time, I just want to see it hold again.

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   Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentViral Score: six out of ten, because it stayed perfectly steady for nine seconds, which is more than the glacier will.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBrock, you've got actual weather, so tell us whether anything out there is holding steady.

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