The world's largest iceberg, known as A23a, is on a collision course with South Georgia Island, a delicate ecosystem that is ...
The world's biggest iceberg is drifting toward a tiny south Atlantic island, potentially affecting the wildlife there, ...
The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting ...
A, the world’s oldest and largest (about the size of Rhode Island), may hit South Georgia Island, home to vulnerable penguins and seabirds.
The trillion-ton slab of ice named A23a could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents.
For every bit of the iceberg above the water's surface, there's 10 times more below, according to the expert. In the past, other mega-icebergs had fallen apart 'quickly over the course of ...
“For months, the iceberg was trapped in a Taylor Column, an oceanographic phenomenon where rotating water above a seamount traps objects in place,” BAS said. “This dynamic kept A23a spinning ...
There is a chance the iceberg will not even collide with South Georgia. "It could avoid the shelf and get carried into open water beyond South Georgia," said The Guardian. "Or it could strike the ...
However, a side effect of the melting was the release of a colossal 152 billion tons of fresh water in close ... Georgia, the iceberg’s keel had reduced to 141 meters below the ocean surface ...
If it gets stuck near South Georgia Island, that could make it hard for penguin parents to feed their babies and some young ...
floating sculptures—most of which are actually hidden below the water’s surface and are thousands of years old—by land, boat, or kayak. When to Go: The best time to see icebergs is from mid ...