Iceberg the size of Oahu breaks free of Antarctica (2 months ago)

[essentialsaltes]

I missed this one when it happened (and don't see a story here anywhere) but it was mentioned in this month's Scientific American.

October 3, 2019 at 9:29 PM EDT - Updated October 4 at 7:33 AM
(CBS News) - Antarctica just lost a massive 347 billion ton iceberg, which broke off from the third largest ice shelf on the continent. It’s the largest break-off from the Amery Ice Shelf in more than 50 years.

Scientists will monitor and track the iceberg - which is larger than Los Angeles, London or the island of Oahu - because its size poses a hazard to shipping.

 

[Nithavela]

I missed this one when it happened (and don't see a story here anywhere) but it was mentioned in this month's Scientific American.

October 3, 2019 at 9:29 PM EDT - Updated October 4 at 7:33 AM
(CBS News) - Antarctica just lost a massive 347 billion ton iceberg, which broke off from the third largest ice shelf on the continent. It’s the largest break-off from the Amery Ice Shelf in more than 50 years.

Scientists will monitor and track the iceberg - which is larger than Los Angeles, London or the island of Oahu - because its size poses a hazard to shipping.

The TITANIC is being rebuilt, and you can go on its maiden voyage

 

[Aryeh Jay]

Clearly if one broke off 50 years ago then global warming is an elaborate hoax.

 

[A Realist]

Clearly if one broke off 50 years ago then global warming is an elaborate hoax.

From the article:
“We don’t think this event is linked to climate change, it’s part of the ice shelf’s normal cycle, where we see major calving events every 60–70 years,”