epa01638541 A handout picture supplied by the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) on 17 February 2009 shows parts of the ice shelf called 'Wilkins', which with its of 14,000 sqkm of size is bigger than Hawaii island, in Antarctica. According to CSIC, the platform detached and fragmented due to global warming. From 15 February 2009 CSIC members are analysing the consequences of climatic change on Antarctica.  EPA/Damia Gomis CSIC HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY