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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: 3, Funny) by Snotnose on Wednesday July 12 2017, @04:51PM (3 children)

    by Snotnose (1623) on Wednesday July 12 2017, @04:51PM (#538169)

    we could use the water.

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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Wednesday July 12 2017, @04:59PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Wednesday July 12 2017, @04:59PM (#538176)

    You thought "Fiji" water was expensive? Watch how much they ask for Larsen C ice cubes (TM)(R)(C)

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @05:04PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday July 12 2017, @05:04PM (#538179)

    You realize the city of San Diego will just enforce their "Pueblo Water rights" on it and charge you 1000x more than anywhere else in the world for every drop. They've done it before and will do it again. We pay about $200 month for water/sewer where the actual water used is $17... the rest is sewer fees, other fees, and taxes.

  • (Score: 3, Informative) by riT-k0MA on Wednesday July 12 2017, @05:59PM

    by riT-k0MA (88) on Wednesday July 12 2017, @05:59PM (#538206)

    Cape Town's closer and needs it more...