News tagged with icebergs
Iceberg breaks in Antarctica not where expected
(AP) -- With the dramatic crash of an iceberg against a glacier that dislodged a massive new chunk of ice, the mysterious continent of Antarctica once again did the unexpected.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Giant iceberg spotted south of Australia
A monster iceberg nearly twice the size of Hong Kong island has been spotted drifting towards Australia in what scientists Wednesday called a once-in-a-century event.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Icebergs break away from Antarctic iceshelf
(PhysOrg.com) -- Satellite images show that icebergs have begun to calve from the northern front of the Wilkins Ice Shelf - indicating that the huge shelf has become unstable. This follows the collapse three ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 28, 2009 |
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Two huge icebergs let loose off Antarctica's coast
(AP) -- An iceberg about the size of Luxembourg that struck a glacier off Antarctica and dislodged another massive block of ice could lower the levels of oxygen in the world's oceans, Australian and French ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 26, 2010 |
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Earth from Space: Icebreaker event
(PhysOrg.com) -- This animation, made up of eight Envisat radar images, shows the 97-km long B-9B iceberg (right) ramming into the Mertz Glacier Tongue in Eastern Antarctica in early February. The collision ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 05, 2010 |
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'Monster' iceberg shedding hundreds of offshoots
An island-sized iceberg is breaking up as it drifts closer to Australia, producing hundreds of smaller slabs spread over a massive area of ocean, experts said Monday.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Antarctic icebergs play a previously unknown role in global carbon cycle, climate
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a finding that has global implications for climate research, scientists have discovered that when icebergs cool and dilute the seas through which they pass for days, they also raise chlorophyll ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 25, 2011 |
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Climate models don't tell the full story
(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate models that predict heavy rainfall don’t give the whole picture, according to the results of a study by NWO (Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research) scientist Martin Ziegler. He examined ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Canadian Arctic nearly loses entire ice shelf
Two ice shelves that existed before Canada was settled by Europeans diminished significantly this summer, one nearly disappearing altogether, Canadian scientists say in new research.
Sep 30, 2011 |
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Simulation shows it’s possible to tow an iceberg to drought areas
(PhysOrg.com) -- Way back in the 70’s Georges Mougin, then an engineering graduate, had a big idea. He suggested that icebergs floating around in the North Atlantic could be tethered and dragged south ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 09, 2011 |
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The iceberg’s accomplice: Did the moon sink the Titanic?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The sinking of the ocean liner Titanic 100 years ago is perhaps the most famous--and most studied--disaster of the 20th century. Countless books and movies have examined in great detail the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 06, 2012 |
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Warming ocean melts Greenland glaciers
(AP) -- With whale fins splashing in the distance, Ruth Curry hauls up her catch from the blustery deck of an icebreaker.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Predicting sea level rise: Understanding how icebergs form could lead to better forecasts
(PhysOrg.com) -- In an effort to understand how fast sea level could rise as the climate warms, a University of Michigan researcher has developed a new theory to describe how icebergs detach from ice sheets ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 23, 2010 |
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Arctic ice island 'poses no immediate threat'
The largest ice island in almost 50 years poses no immediate threat as it will take up to two years to drift through the Arctic Ocean, the Canadian who discovered it told AFP.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 12, 2010 |
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Scientists watch birth of huge Antarctic iceberg
A new iceberg is forming in western Antarctica, and it's a big one.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Iceberg
An iceberg is a large piece of ice from freshwater that has broken off from a snow-formed glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. It may subsequently become frozen into pack ice. Alternatively, it may come to rest on the seabed in shallower water, causing ice scour (also known as ice gouging) or becoming an ice island.
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