 The event was noticed by the Canadian Ice Service at the time that it occurred, but it took a further 16 months to fully reconstruct the breakup sequence from past satellite images captured by Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), to determine the climatic conditions during the event, and for the event to garner public attention.The event, which some have linked to global warming, is similar to the 2002 breakup of the Larsen B Ice Shelf in Antarctica.Within days of the breakup, the former shelf had drifted over from Ellesmere Island before freezing into the sea ice for the winter.