Iceberg four times the size of London breaks off from Antarctica ice shelf

[Mick]

ARE WE DOOMED!!

A trillion-tonne iceberg - one of the largest on record - has broken away from an ice shelf in Antarctica.

Researchers have been monitoring a huge crack in the Larsen C Ice Shelf, which had left a vast iceberg more than four times the size of London or a quarter the size of Wales "hanging by a thread".

Scientists announced on Wednesday that the rift had finally completed its path through the ice, causing the 2,200 square mile (5,800 square kilometre) iceberg to snap off.


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Iceberg four times the size of London breaks off from Antarctica ice shelf

 

[hackmax]

And to think my local McDonalds can't even put ice in a drink...

 

[Erbs]

Go to Majorca that's all you get in vodka on ice.........mostly ice

 

[nara]

No doubt the global warming deniers will come out with some excuse.

 

[Mick]

No doubt the global warming deniers will come out with some excuse.

You think that it would be big news though, but I found it by chance on a tech news site I read...

Would it just float into the ocean to melt then???

Mick

 

[albob]

Yes -- as it floats north it will slowly melt ; might take a long time tho' !!

 

[Joe Noodles]

It won`t make the water levels rise as it was already was in the sea and has nothing to do with the fake news about global warming

 

[IANB]

It won`t make the water levels rise as it was already was in the sea and has nothing to do with the fake news about global warming

Spot on Joe it won't so Norfolk is safe lol

 

[river4ever]

I have to agree with you Joe.
Remember over 2 million years ago when the last ice age occurred?
I blame them fooking dinosaurs that came on the seen not paying there taxes.
You have to pay tax now to make the polar bears live.

Global warming is a natural occurrence as history has shown.
Just remember to tax anything that persons believe will heat the planet up.
To be honest we could do with a wee bit more heat in Ireland.
Just wish that iceberg hit my local tonight.
(No ice left for my magners)

 

[hackmax]

It won`t make the water levels rise as it was already was in the sea and has nothing to do with the fake news about global warming

Well I guess we found Donald Trumps DW account.

 

[nara]

It won`t make the water levels rise as it was already was in the sea and has nothing to do with the fake news about global warming

Bullsh*t.

Melting icebergs boost sea-level rise

 

[Ferret]

Ice is more compact than Water so as it melts the sea level rises.

Scary stuff.

Now where did i put mi car keys

 

[mishu]

There are a few things that people say is going to wipe us out. Some say global warming others say nuclear war. Let`s see which is going to be first.

 

[rawsy]

Ice is more compact than Water so as it melts the sea level rises.

Scary stuff.

Now where did i put mi car keys

I was under the impression water expands when frozen.

 

[Ferret]

I was under the impression water expands when frozen.

Your right mate, shrinks till around 4c then expands till freezing point.