Huge crack in Antarctic ice shelf grows by 6 more miles

[bigheadfred]

A crack in an ice shelf in Antarctica grew by six miles in the past few weeks, British scientists say, and now measures more than 100 miles long.

Once the crack is complete, a giant iceberg larger than Rhode Island will break or "calve" off of Antarctica. The iceberg would be one of the biggest on record.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2017/01/20/antarctic-ice-shelf-crack-iceberg/96841060/

ice ice baby

[geronl]

scientists will be landing on that iceberg for studies probably

[bigheadfred]

scientists will be landing on that iceberg for studies probably

It is at the end of the world---do you think they can find it?

[geronl]

It is at the end of the world---do you think they can find it?

It's the size of Rhode Island, they keep looking and they'll run into it eventually

[bigheadfred]

It's the size of Rhode Island, they keep looking and they'll run into it eventually

I know brainiacs who can't find their ends with either hand so it made me wonder.

[geronl]

I know brainiacs who can't find their ends with either hand so it made me wonder.

I remember reading about an iceberg in the arctic that was studied, with planes landing on it and camps built. It kept moving around and was lost for quite a while (pre-satellite, I guess).

[HonestJohn]

This'll probably make navigating around Tierra del Fuego and the Cape of Good Hope a bit tricky if cargo vessels aren't kept aware of where this giant ice island is at all times.

[bigheadfred]

This'll probably make navigating around Tierra del Fuego and the Cape of Good Hope a bit tricky if cargo vessels aren't kept aware of where this giant ice island is at all times.

Especially if it is calving like crazy.

[geronl]

Especially if it is calving like crazy.

Which is likely and it could be a navigational hazard for years to come

[bigheadfred]

Which is likely and it could be a navigational hazard for years to come

The threat could be titanic.

[geronl]

The threat could be titanic.

 

[dfwgator]

The threat could be titanic.