Since it snapped off the Larsen C ice shelf in July 2017, the trillion-ton iceberg known as A68 has spent most of its time stuck in the mud. Now, new satellite data reveals that the ‘berg made its biggest move yet over the austral winter—a dramatic counterclockwise rotation that shows no signs of stopping.
About a quarter the size of Wales or half the size of Jamaica, A-68 is the sixth largest iceberg on record according to the UK-based Antarctic research group Project MIDAS.
But in July, under the cloak of darkness that is the Antarctic winter, A-68 began to swing northward. Polar oceanographer Mark Brandon recently spotted the action using brightness temperature
>data collected by the Suomi NPP satellite.
Eventually, O’Leary says the prevailing ocean currents will push the iceberg northwards and eastwards into the Southern Ocean “where it will probably break up and melt.”
>earth has had the exact same climate since the universe was born, human activity changed it just recently
Xavier Martinez
>where it will probably break up and melt Wow it's fucking nothing
Evan Flores
Instead of hiding behind silly greentext, be upfront with your ignorance. It could be entertaining, like listening to a creationist or a flat-earther spin in circles.
Isaiah Collins
>it is only ever possible for one factor and one factor only to ever impact anything ever le strawman face
Kayden Brooks
>iceberg collides with australia >australia sinks
Eli James
>trillion-tonne iceberg collides with Australia >large region of Australia becomes cooler >emperor penguins begin migrating here instead >build up an army to overpower our emu masters >world domination ensues
