A68: 'Megaberg' dumped huge volume of fresh water
The melting monster iceberg A68 put 1.5 billion tonnes of fresh water into the ocean every day.
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The melting monster iceberg A68 put 1.5 billion tonnes of fresh water into the ocean every day.
The melting monster iceberg A68 put 1.5 billion tonnes of fresh water into the ocean every day.
BBC News By Jonathan Amos image captionRobotic gliders will be used to gather measurements under and around the iceberg A team of scientists is being sent to the South Atlantic to study the giant iceberg A68a. The 3,900-sq-km behemoth is currently drifting offshore of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia where it threatens to run aground. If that happens it could make life extremely difficult for the wildlife haven's penguins and seals as they go about foraging for fish and krill. media captionWatch the footage collected by an RAF plane over A68a The researchers will approach A68a...
giant iceberg A68a. The 3,900-sq-km behemoth is currently drifting offshore of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia where it threatens to run aground. If that happens it could make life extremely difficult for the wildlife haven's penguins and seals as they go about foraging for fish and krill. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will lead the expedition. The researchers will approach A68a in the Royal Research Ship James Cook. They'll use robotic underwater vehicles and sampling instruments to see how the frozen mass is influencing its environment. Big bergs change the temperature ...
news Mission to investigate gigantic iceberg A68a © David White Robotic gliders will be used to gather measurements under and around the iceberg A team of scientists is being sent to the South Atlantic to study the giant iceberg A68a. The 3,900-sq-km behemoth is currently drifting offshore of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia where it threatens to run aground. If that happens it could make life extremely difficult for the wildlife haven's penguins and seals as they go about foraging for fish and krill. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will lead the expedition. The researche...