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A Giant Island Broke Free in Canada—Then Vanished

Around the world, islands are breaking apart, eroding, or vanishing entirely as climate‑driven extremes intensify.

  • Massive forested island, size of two football fields, broke away from British Columbia shoreline
  • Island drifted into open water, seemingly vanished from satellite view on July 21
  • Event occurred at Williston Reservoir, 7th largest reservoir globally, due to heavy winter snowpacks

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