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Larsen C Calves Trillion Ton Iceberg

posted by takyon on Wednesday July 12 2017, @04:15PM   Printer-friendly
from the breaking-bad dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

A one trillion tonne iceberg – one of the biggest ever recorded - has calved away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica. The calving occurred sometime between Monday 10th July and Wednesday 12th July 2017, when a 5,800 square km section of Larsen C finally broke away. The iceberg, which is likely to be named A68, weighs more than a trillion tonnes. Its volume is twice that of Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes.

http://www.projectmidas.org/blog/calving/

Also at BBC, PBS, The Guardian, and The Verge.

Complete Calving Coverage:

Antarctic Larsen C Ice Shelf to Calve; Halley VI Research Station Plans Move
Antarctic Ice Rift Close to Calving, After Growing 17km in 6 Days
Delaware-Sized Iceberg Could Break Off of Antarctica at Any Moment
Larsen C Rift Branches as it Comes Within 5 km of Calving

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @04:27PM (5 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @04:27PM (#538151)

    Don't touch that dial! Stay tuned to find out what happens next in The Case of the Restless Ice!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @04:40PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @04:40PM (#538163)

    I've been finding this interesting. We get to be aware of a major geological occurrence as it happens. (Is this geology? Oceanography? Which Earth science is this technically?)

    I certainly find this more interesting than the latest celebrity gossip from the twit-sphere. I sometimes have a passing interest in sociology, where I'm sure the twit-sphere would make a decent subject of study, but I prefer the Earth sciences any day.

    • (Score: 2) by PinkyGigglebrain on Wednesday July 12 2017, @04:57PM

      by PinkyGigglebrain (4458) on Wednesday July 12 2017, @04:57PM (#538174)

      I'd bet it falls under Oceanography. Icebergs are not generally considered Geologic features the way something like a glacier would is and an iceberg has more impact on the marine environment than anywhere else.

      Of course there might also be a niche field with it's own name just for icebergs that almost no one has ever heard of before. I doubt that would surprise anyone here.

      --
      "Beware those who would deny you Knowledge, For in their hearts they dream themselves your Master."

    • (Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @05:46PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @05:46PM (#538194)

      It was glaciology until the other day. Now it's icebergology.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @06:44PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @06:44PM (#538234)

        Sounds like we need a study in ologyology to clear it up.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 25 2017, @06:58PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday July 25 2017, @06:58PM (#544284)

          "Icebergology" is a real word BTW.