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The Cool Down on MSNEnormous city-sized iceberg is barreling toward a major land mass: 'I would be extraordinarily happy if it just completely missed us'The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course for the island of South Georgia, raising concerns for the British ...
Utrecht University researchers are studying the routes that icebergs followed during geological periods of rapid ice cap deterioration, such as the ends of ice ages.
The biggest iceberg on Earth is heading toward a remote island, creating a potential threat to penguins and seals inhabiting the area.
The iceberg in question is A-23A, sometimes called A23a. It is the world’s oldest ... The ice slab is meandering and moving parallel to South Georgia Island, oceanographer Andrew Meijers said.
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What we know about iceberg A23a and its collision course with a remote British islandThe huge iceberg A23a measures almost 1,500 ... Why does it pose a threat to South Georgia? The iceberg could ground against the island, meaning that the many seals and penguins which live there ...
Scientists are monitoring A23a closely, anticipating two possible scenarios: the iceberg could collide with South Georgia and become lodged, or ocean currents might divert it around the island.
Iceberg A23a (bottom left) and South Georgia Island (top right) as seen by Aqua's MODIS image on January 15, 2025. Credit: NASA. Most people picture icebergs like big floating boulders in the ocean.
Iceberg A23a, one of the world's largest and ... The iceberg poses a danger to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which are home to valuable colonies of these animals.
Currently, A23a is about 280km from the island. South Georgia will be ... advises the South Georgian government, noted. "South Georgia sits in Iceberg Alley, so impacts are to be expected for ...
A23a has followed roughly the same ... said he was confident the iceberg would sidestep South Georgia. "The island acts as an obstacle for ocean currents and therefore usually diverts the water ...
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