For over 30 years, the A23a iceberg stayed anchored to the Antarctic Weddell Sea floor before it shrank and lost its grip on the seafloor which turned it into a massive floating fragment of ice. The ...
In a seemingly reverse Titanic reenactment, the world’s largest iceberg is heading straight for a remote British territory—one teeming with sensitive wildlife.
According to the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), the 3,600 square kilometer iceberg known as A23a broke off from Antarctica and was reportedly going adrift in the South Atlantic, probably towards ...
Here’s how it works. To explore potential connections between climate change and large iceberg formation in Antarctica, MacKie et al. carried out the first long-term analysis of the continent's ...
Scientists predict that the world’s largest iceberg, A23a, will break apart within a month after escaping a whirlpool it was trapped in January 2024 and being carried toward Antarctica.
The world’s largest and oldest iceberg is on a collision course with a British island in the South Atlantic, raising fears that colonies of penguins and seals could be wiped out.
For this reason, binoculars should be in everyone’s suitcase—a day won’t go by in Antarctica where you don’t want them. You will get more enjoyment and education out of seeing an iceberg ...
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