Giant Iceberg Is Screwed


There’s no shortage of going-ons on Earth that astronauts can see from space: auroras, towering clouds, volcanic eruptions. Now, there’s a grim addition to the list: a (once) massive iceberg that’s got a date with death.

In March 2000, the biggest iceberg ever to peel off the Ross Ice Shelf began its 18-year trek in open waters. Iceberg B-15 started as a Connecticut-sized ice behemoth at around 4,200 square miles—over twice as big as the now-famous iceberg A-68, which broke off the Larsen C ice shelf last July. After a barrage of wind and forceful currents, B-15 gradually broke down into smaller and smaller fragments (as icebergs do). Only four sizable sections remain.

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