US EditionMassive iceberg could be days away from ‘complete disintegration’: NASA
Iceberg A-23A has shrunk from 1,545 to 456 square miles and displays extensive blue meltwater pools as it nears disintegration due to summer warmth and climate change.
- NASA reported that an iceberg from Antarctica, called A-23A, is close to 'complete disintegration.'
- The iceberg, named A-23A, has shrunk from over 1,500 square miles to 456 square miles due to melting.
- Scientists estimate A-23A could disintegrate within days to weeks, with Shuman stating, 'I certainly don't expect A-23A to last through the austral summer.'
- NASA noted that this iceberg's journey has improved knowledge about 'megabergs' in the Southern Ocean.
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The A-23A iceberg, visible from space, turns blue by the thaw and could break in weeks, according to NASA images and ice experts.
The water produced by the thaw is coloring blue liceberg A-23A, among the largest and longest in the world: this is demonstrated by the images taken by the satellite Terra della Nasa over the South Atlantic (ANSA)
Antarctica's oldest iceberg is turning blue and about to disintegrate
Iceberg A-23A has been around since 1986, when it broke off from Antarctica at nearly twice the size of Rhode Island. It spent more than 30 years grounded in the shallow waters of the Weddell Sea before breaking free in 2020, then got stuck spinning in an ocean vortex for several months. — Read the rest The post Antarctica's oldest iceberg is turning blue and about to disintegrate appeared first on Boing Boing.
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