Canada’s last intact ice shelf collapses into the sea

The Milne ice shelf, Canada’s last fully intact shelf at the northern tip of Nunavut, has become another casualty of climate change, after it collapsed into the sea last week – losing nearly half of its size. Heather Yourex-West explains why researchers say the loss should act as a wake-up call.

• Collapse of Canada’s last intact ice shelf was only a matter of time: glaciologist