![]() ![]() ET: This article was updated with a statement from Dominic Hodgson.The world’s largest iceberg, dubbed A-76, has calved from Antarctica. "Our science and operational teams continue to monitor the ice shelf in real-time to ensure it is safe, and to maintain the delivery of the science we undertake at Halley ," Dominic Hodgson, a British Antarctic Survey glaciologist, said in a statement.ĭo you have a tip on a science story that Newsweek should be covering? Do you have a question about Antarctic icebergs? Let us know via 01/24/23, 9:18 a.m. Scientists in Antarctica will monitor the ice sheet for any further activity. National Ice Center, and is likely to follow the path of A74 as it drifts into the ocean. The new iceberg is due to be named by the U.S. This is a natural and regular occurrence." Gudmundsson agreed: "Ice shelves lose mass by periodically large chunks breaking off. "But this is just the way that ice shelves work, and there is no evidence that climate change has hastened this particular calving event." "Brunt ice shelf has just transitioned from one of its largest known extents to one of its smallest," Luckmann said. Indeed, the Brunt ice shelf had reached a larger size than it had for many years, meaning that a significant calving was due. While climate change and the warming atmosphere have led to many cases of glaciers and ice sheets melting prematurely, experts agree that this particular calving is part of the natural cycle of the Antarctic ice sheet.
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