{"id":134112,"date":"2020-12-15T18:02:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T15:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/scientists-plan-mission-to-iceberg-drifting-toward-island\/"},"modified":"2020-12-15T18:02:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T15:02:28","slug":"scientists-plan-mission-to-iceberg-drifting-toward-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/scientists-plan-mission-to-iceberg-drifting-toward-island\/","title":{"rendered":"#Scientists plan mission to iceberg drifting toward island"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Scientists plan mission to iceberg drifting toward island<\/strong>”
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A team of scientists is being sent to study the world\u2019s biggest iceberg, which is potentially on a collision course with an island in the South\u00a0Atlantic Ocean, according to reports.<\/p>\n

The \u201cA68a\u201d iceberg \u2013\u00a0which\u00a0NASA estimates<\/a>\u00a0to be roughly the size of Delaware \u2013\u00a0broke from the Larsen C Ice Shelf\u00a0on the Antarctic Peninsula back in 2017.<\/p>\n

The iceberg is currently making its way through the Southern Antarctic Front toward\u00a0the island of South Georgia, where it threatens to run aground, according to the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.<\/p>\n

If the iceberg collides with the island, it has the potential to disrupt the wildlife ecosystem and animals\u2019 access to food. Large icebergs can change the temperature of the sea around them and introduce huge volumes of fresh water as they melt, which affects conditions for all marine life \u2013 from planktonic organisms to whales, according to\u00a0The Guardian<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will lead the expedition that will see researchers fly out to the Falklands on Jan. 11, where they will quarantine, hop on the RRS James research ship and embark on a three-day voyage to the iceberg.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though icebergs are common, we\u2019ve never had anything this size before, so it\u2019s a first for us,\u201d said Prof. Geraint Tarling, a biological oceanographer at BAS. \u201cIt brings a wholesale change to the environment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIf the iceberg does ground, we could be looking at this being there for up to 10 years because it\u2019s so large. It\u2019ll be a huge problem,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

When the supply and research ship arrives at the iceberg, scientists will collect and study animals in the water. They will also launch two robotic submarines, called gliders that will measure the temperature, salinity and levels of phytoplankton in the water around the iceberg, according to the news<\/a> organization.<\/p>\n

As the gliders patrol the area over a four month period, scientists hope to build up a picture of the iceberg\u2019s impact on the environment.<\/p>\n

Recent images showed the iceberg was about 60 miles off the coast of South Georgia, according to Povl Abrahamsen, the chief scientist on the BAS mission. It may strike the island this month, according to the\u00a0Royal Navy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt may be the iceberg ends up bumping and scraping along the edge of the shelf or breaks clear of the islands. But it may also get grounded and stay around for months or years. At this stage it\u2019s very difficult to predict what will happ<\/a>en next,\u201d Abrahamsen told The Guardian.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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