The 170-square-mile (440-square-kilometer) Ward Hunt Ice Shelf has been steadily declining since the 1930s, he added. (See a picture of an Antarctic ice shelf hanging by a thread.

• “从1930年起；大约170平方英里（440平方公里）的沃德-亨特冰架就已经不断地的缩小.；”他补充道。（参见图中南极冰架悬于一线）