Sea Save Foundation
Contributor
A one trillion ton iceberg, the biggest on record, has broken off of Antarctica sometime between July 10 and 12. It is the size of Delaware. The interesting thing is what happens next: Will the ice shelf weaken and collapse? Will the glaciers behind this iceberg accelerate and have a direct contribution to sea-level rising? Or is this just a normal calving event? Opinions in the scientific community are divided and it is too early to blame this event on human generated climate change. Currently, it only poses an added risk to ships.
Read more here (story #2).
Read more here (story #2).
