(Source: Stuff) The Ross Ice Shelf, a raft of ice the size of France, could collapse quickly, triggering a dramatic rise in sea levels, scientists warn. A New Zealand-led drilling team in Antarctica has recovered three million years of climate history, but the news is not good for the future. Initial analysis of sea-floor cores near Scott Base suggest the Ross Ice Shelf had collapsed in the past and had probably done so suddenly.
Showing posts with label iceberg. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
Icebergs off Otago Coast (NZ)
(Source: NZ Herald) Wednesday November 15, 2006Icebergs just off Otago are endangering shipping, a fishing boat skipper warned last night. An iceberg 50m high and 200m long was last night only 43 nautical miles southeast of the tip of the Otago Peninsula and was heading towards the coast.
Travelling with it are icebergs the size of a house and it is those that ships will need to look out for, Gavin Pope, skipper of the Thomas Harrison, said from his vessel late last night.
Global warming, anyone ?
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