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soothsayer

(38,601 posts) Sat Feb 27, 2021, 11:59 AM Feb 2021

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Andrew Freedman
@afreedma
Image from today of the new iceberg cleaving off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. It's bigger than New York City, and about 490 feet deep. https://washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/02/26/iceberg-calves-antarctica-brunt-ice-shelf/…

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new iceberg cleaving off the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica. It's bigger than New York City, and abou (Original Post) soothsayer Feb 2021 OP

Isnt it the end of summer down there? Doesnt this happen every year? Shanti Shanti Shanti Feb 2021 #2

Question is: was it already in the ocean or calved off dry land. Ligyron Feb 2021 #3

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1. These events are a long time in the making and a harbinger for future like events.

Sat Feb 27, 2021, 12:40 PM

Feb 2021

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2. Isnt it the end of summer down there? Doesnt this happen every year?

Sat Feb 27, 2021, 12:54 PM

Feb 2021

(7,616 posts)

3. Question is: was it already in the ocean or calved off dry land.

Sat Feb 27, 2021, 12:59 PM

Feb 2021

Probably should have checked before posting. Ooops, lol.