Scientists watch for iceberg collision

[northzax]

Scientists watch for iceberg collision
Massive iceberg still 3 miles away from Antarctic glacier



Josh Landis / AFP - Getty Images
The massive B-15A iceberg is about the size of Long Island, N.Y., and contains enough drinking water to supply the world for several months.


CANBERRA, - Scientists were watching on Monday for a collision between a giant iceberg and an Antarctic glacier, which could free up sea lanes to America’s McMurdo Station and help penguins reach crucial feeding areas

The iceberg B15-A, which is about 100 miles (160 kilometers) long and contains enough drinking water to supply the world for several months, was once part of the major B15 iceberg which broke off the Ross Ice Shelf on the edge of Antarctica five years ago. READ THE REST: http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6835422/


This could be interesting...

[ogradda]

1. very interesting.

thanks for the link :)

[Karenina]

2. Watch the 2nd graphic on this page

to get a satellite perspective.

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/ice_berg_ram.html

[northzax]

3. oh believe me

I've been there every day since mid december...

[yinkaafrica]

4. Those satellite photos are excellent

I can hardly wait

[Karenina]

5. UPDATE!

http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/lookingatearth/ice_berg_ram.html

[yinkaafrica]

6. very impressive action sequence

Looks like it didn't quite make it.
What will happen next?

[indigobusiness]

7. "***Update***Monster iceberg wreaks havoc in Antarctic"

Monster iceberg wreaks havoc in Antarctic

Last Updated Thu, 20 Jan 2005 14:22:34 EST
CBC News

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - The world's largest iceberg seems to have run aground near Antarctica, threatening to block supply ships from scientific bases and starve tens of thousands of penguins.

Experts had predicted that B15A – which measures 3,000 square kilometres, about half the size of Prince Edward Island – would likely slam into a huge glacier floating near McMurdo Sound by last weekend.

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But the iceberg's progress toward the Drygalski Ice Tongue has slowed, leading scientists to speculate Thursday that it is hooked in shallow waters about five kilometres offshore.

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If the massive iceberg turns out to be grounded, it could cause serious problems for scientific bases on the continent, including three research bases at McMurdo Sound run by the United States, New Zealand and Italy. The monster iceberg – which measures 160 kilometres along one side – has already blocked water currents and winds that break up ice floes during the Antarctic summer, plugging the narrow stretch of sea.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/01/20/iceberg-050120.html