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Researchers from Antarctica were already waiting for this catastrophe, a hundred-kilometer crack on the Larsen Glacier was discovered here as early as late last year, and since then it has expanded menacingly.
And then it happened – an iceberg of gigantic proportions (with an area of 5.8 thousand square kilometers, like two of Moscow, and weighing approximately one and a half trillion tons) broke away from the ice mainland and confidently moving towards South America.
This is a real planetary event, said the Russian ocean scientist Arthur Chilingarov, experienced Antarctic researcher and the Arctic, an event that could well translate into a serious disaster.
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The first breakaway iceberg discovered by British scientists Antarctic Service of Swansea University who claim that the separation of the giant ice piece most likely occurred yesterday – July 12, 2017. Professor Adrian Luckman who is already a lot years watching the ongoing processes in Antarctica similar kind within the MIDAS project, reports that they are using satellites ESA has been following this fault all winter and spring. This is the largest iceberg in the history of mankind. What he does is hard even imagine. Here is the scientist’s prediction:
A giant iceberg, of course, can remain intact, however, the chances of this are extremely small. Most likely, a block of ice will begin to break into fragments, which will take several months, and then these pieces will remain in the ocean for many decades, drifting to north to warmer waters, which could adversely affect shipping in this region.
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While the giant iceberg is at a safe distance from the main routes of movement of cargo and cruise ships in South America, however, this picture may change in the coming months and even weeks. Scientists at Swansea University closely monitor behavior a breakaway block, many researchers have already joined them countries of the world…
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