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posted by chromas on Monday July 16 2018, @12:00PM   Printer-friendly
from the I-said-"no-ice"! dept.

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It looks like something badly CGI'd into a disaster movie, but it's real: an 11 million ton iceberg, slowly moving toward a village, threatening to destroy everything in its path.

Just look at this thing.

[YouTube video]

A massive section of the iceberg falls off at around 30 seconds in, which gives you a sense of the scale here. If the iceberg becomes destabilised, and a larger chunk is broken off, it could create a tsunami, which could potentially destroy the town of Innaarsuit. This sped up GIF does a good job of illustrating the iceberg's movement.

Source: https://www.cnet.com/news/watch-this-gigantic-terrifying-iceberg-slowly-move-toward-a-tiny-greenland-village/


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  • (Score: 2) by AnonTechie on Tuesday July 17 2018, @09:28AM

    by AnonTechie (2275) on Tuesday July 17 2018, @09:28AM (#708257) Journal

    Inform the Government of Dubai. Maybe they can tow it away.

    UAE to tow icebergs from Antarctica for new project [khaleejtimes.com]

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