US EditionWorld’s Largest Iceberg Is Finally About to Disappear 40 Years After Breaking Away From Antarctica
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It's called A23a, it's about the size of Mallorca and it's falling apart just in front of Antarctica. Sure, something like that has always happened, but not so often.
For decades, the iceberg A23a remained about four times the size of Berlin. Now it melts in the turbospeed. A song on an icy giant.
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For decades, the iceberg A23a remained about four times the size of Berlin. Now it melts in the turbospeed. A song on an icy giant.
Russian Polar Research Institute scientists warned of the fragmentation of the world ' s largest iceberg, known as A23a, referring to the loss of a large part of its mass. The Institute ' s report showed that the mountain lost about 36% of its area this year, as...
The mountain has remained intact for an exceptionally long time.
Separated from the ice sheet in 1986, the giant iceberg A23a broke down by drifting to warmer waters. Passed from about 4000 km2 to nearly 1770 km2, this block weighing nearly 1000 billion tonnes is approaching the fatal end. Scientists judge its melting to be now constant and fast.
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