Giant Antarctic iceberg set to break away - BBC News
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- Опубліковано 5 січ 2017
- An iceberg expected to be one of the 10 largest ever recorded is ready to break away from Antarctica, scientists say. A long-running rift in the Larsen C ice shelf grew suddenly in December and now just 20km of ice is keeping the 5,000 sq km piece from floating away.
Larsen C is the most northern major ice shelf in Antarctica.
Researchers based in Swansea say the loss of a piece a quarter of the size of Wales will leave the whole shelf vulnerable to future break-up.
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Wales has become a standard unit of measurement.
Terry Peart Wales or whales?
Mr Turtle everyone knows double decker buses are a measurement of whales.
Olympic Size Swimming Pools, actually.
be afraid, stay scared and pay that carbon tax
Um, I think people should be afraid of the rapid arrival of our species' demise.
MrPayneful yer god dam right bud. but il plant a few tree's
MrPayneful I don't think you got the joke
Chris Dudley nuclear war and disease is still a bigger threat
Trump will build a wall and make the penguins pay for it!
OMG its Angel WRONG!
OMG its Angel If so why is their a colony of Penguins on South Georgia and the Falklands Last time I looked they were not at the North Pole
ilker yoldas oh yea im an idiot it was the southern hemisphere XD
stephen mallinson My comment
OMG its Angel I seen it thanks
That's not good.
Duncan Fenwick
Yes it is good.
But consider this, The iceberg might sink the titanic.
I hope they get some decent video of the calving event. This will be pretty spectacular, especially as Larsen B break up was totally missed apart from a few satellite still photos.
That damn squirrel.
That's what happens when you make shelves out of ice. I use wood.
My webbed feet from inbreeding are finally coming to a use
Zak ' S U C C
Zak '
Look up the facts please.
The Antarctic still has a net gain of ice on the continent.
Even with the loss from the break offs and melting more ice is formed every year to the point of a yearly net gain.
Yea ice melts and breaks off but new ice is forming. It's a cycle.
Zak ' the results are on the NASA WEB PAGE.
Michael Torres it was a little joke, tbh I don't really care about any of this
I probably should tbh
Zak ' i know you aren't bothered but notice how Michael Torres comment had nothing to do with what you wrote? That's because it's a bot commenter, A program is setup to reply to comments. It's happening so much nowadays
where is the last image with waterfalls ? or how to look for it in youtube?
Imagine how many Titanics that could sink in one go.
What's the difference between a hippo and a lighter...... I hippo is very heavy and the zippo is a little lighter
shut up
Hey, Gabe Pflum ... fuck off ur a party pooper
Thats not good
Dude just chillin in one of the coldest parts of the planet it a t shirt...
That iceberg is shrinking fast, the 1st estimate was the size of Texas and California, and now a few Manhattans? Kinda sad.
I hope it makes a beeline straight for Mar a Lago...
I like how at the end he says it has nothing much to do with global warming (so no need to panic everyone). LOL
People should listen to the end of the video.
This aged well.
Why do walruses go to Tupperware parties?
To find a tight seal.
Whats with the audio
Those icebergs look like star destroyers
Is that the edge?
Hundreds of icebergs are suddenly invading shipping lanes
oh my god.
not the sea level rise D:
earth is huge and this is just the tip of iceberg
We should take advantage of the drinkable water falling off the icebergs onto the sea in some way.
Look at that FLAT horizon!
And there ya have it. 6 months later.. it’s broke.
We better send more ice breakers to ... uh ...
Whats the difference between a picture of jesus, and jesus.......the picture only takes one nail to hang it
Gabe Pflum nice one
If it breaks off won't there be a wave?
:(
Fake news, just snowmobile tracks
This is sad.I feel like im not helping with anything
It just broke
not another calamity caused by a certain squirrel with a nut from the ice age
that last fruity brit is freakin me out wth is that thing
Hide yo ships, Hide yo boats
remember "Shackleton Expedition" iceberg crack ups are normal!
Why is this man walking around in a short sleeve shirt
remember titanic? iceberg is not a new thing lol
All problems are legal problems.
We need to sue Gawd.
Goodbye, blue sky! Goodbye.
They should tow it to Africa so they can have fresh drinking water.
YOU would think by now they would be able to do that.
but they are to busy dropping bombs every were. And to busy trying to invent the fastest way how we can kill of millions with one ray gun.sad world we live in.
Holes at Your Poles genius idea
The earth has warmed 0.85 degrees over the past 200 years which is normal for the earth coming out of a natural cold period. Sealevel is rising at 3 inches per century which is normal for the earth coming out of a cold period.
Moses Bullrush I agree
Um December is there summer & the weight breaks it not because of global warming.
is that guy wearing a t shirt ?!^
What?! A news story about ice loss on the poles that *does not* blame global warming?! And from the BBC no less...
Palmer's Titanic II is doomed.
Иногда води хватить залить землю
Lets all pay som sprayers for the costal cities and countries. Britain, Florida, New York etc. RIP
coming hot hot hotAn iceberg the size of Delaware is about to break off from Antarctica, and it's really bad news
"reserchers say that they have no EVIDENCE that GW afect this fenomenon" ......realy or is a lie?
And Twump says global warming is a myth, right? And then gutted the EPA!
I don't seem to remember any ice shelves the size of 1/4 of Wales ever breaking off either one of the poles back in the 1970's or 80's....but the climate is exactly the same now as it was then right? ....nothing is stagnant, change is constant, adapt or die. we just need to quit adding to the problem, ceasing fossil fuel use would help....exponentially...
It happens regularly. The earth has warmed 0.85 degrees over the past 200 years which is normal for the earth coming out of a natural cold period. Sealevel is rising at 3 inches per century which is normal for the earth coming out of a cold period.
Moses Bullrush well read, thank you
The British expedition 'tell' us that the rift has increased by 18km, but there is sod all video of it. Have they ever heard of a drone? I will chip in the 50 quid to buy a drone if they are short.
Its called NATURE.
Lmao we still have a net gain of ice in the Antarctic despite what we loose from melt and break offs.
So we are still gaining ice in the Antarctic.
It's a cycle people the ice breaks off and more ice forms. Nothing new.
Yet NASA have said today that a grand solar minimum and possibly a mini ice age will be here by 2020....
Kaun Australis Can you provide some sort of citation to support that claim? That sounds pretty far-fetched, especially the "mini ice-age" part.
Hathaway from NASA JPL and john casey and Hathaway was in the UK express news papers today
Also "adapt 2030" most recent video references the article in his latest video hope this helps cheers
the grand solar minimum is going to cause volcanic eruptions that will in turn bring about a mini ice age. Hathaway is 97.6 percent sure
Kaun Australis Solar cycles happen, that's a fact that I won't dispute. But I don't think that solar minimums have anything to do with whether or not volcanic eruptions are more or less likely to occur. Not trying to get into an argument here, but volcanoes and solar minimums are two very different things. I can't possibly draw any reasonable connection between the two.
the strong nuclear force
Thats not terrifying at all.
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✔ For tropical fruit and coconuts.... BUY CANADIAN‼️
xguy NASA says even with the losses the Antarctic ice sheet gains 82 billion tons per year
Tow the iceberg to Detroit, I'm sure it's lead free.
Breaking away from the EU
So first you give the impression then leave it on us the viewer to decide if global warming is indeed playing a part.........One of these days the truth will be real
PUTIN did it sending a icebreaker .
In Genesis of the Bible G-- makes a covenant with Noah stating that there will be no great flood as long as there are rainbows. I see this as when one of the polar caps disappear then the deal is off. The parallels between the Bible and our current climate predicament unnerve me just a little
Jemiah DaPap you can read many things into biblical stories, many looked at trump election in this way
The Day of Tomorrow just became true omg
Rip human kind. Make jokes as long you can afford. Mother earth: karma is a biach, isnt it?
THE END IS NEAR!!!!!
Just to be a b**** it decides to park itself right in front of the Panama Canal lol.
Will a fear campaign be launched for carbon tax payments?
Breaking news, it's not warming of the earth causing crack, it's the human life on tof Antarctica causing it.
If you live near the cost, pack your bags and GTFO! Florida might be under water by 2024.
2024❓ Hmmmmmmmn.... so, 8:24 PM.... OK, got it‼️
Shut up idiot
i live on an island called mauritius, never experienced earthquakes or tsunami and we are kinda close to antartic since we are in southern indian ocean
Shivi PS stay safe
Global warming show alarming for world. (@.@)
thanks obama...your green policies didn't do shit :/
Lucho Portuano the resistance of anti science Republicans.
I'm saying he didn't do enough you idiot!!
How do you ever gonna do "enough" if you have anti science republicans. Trump's cabinet is even worse than the current republicans.
excuses
Love the climate change rich guys who are knee deep in water on the golf courses.
Fake news...
That's not good.