Storm Splits Jamaica-Sized Iceberg (B-15 In Ross Sea)

[hatrack]

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"The huge original iceberg, named B15 and measuring 11,000 square kilometers (4,400 square miles) broke into two pieces over the past month, according to data from satellites above the frozen southern continent.

A jagged fracture spread across the iceberg, causing the split which "was expected eventually," said Mike Williams of New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric research.

B15 had been grounded off the Ross Sea ice shelf coast of Antarctica for more than three years, pounded by storms and waves and tugged by coastal ocean currents.

The two pieces, designated B15A and B15J by the U.S. National Ice Center in Maryland, are now slowly edging their way along the Ross Sea, he said."

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[meegbear]

1. Why didn't they name it B15A and B15B?

Why B15J? :shrug:

[izzie]

2. Odd ,they have been talking of the warmer earth

Must be true. I do not recall ever hearing this happen before. Has it and I do not recall?

[damnraddem]

5. It was a big deal when the original berg separated from the shelf.

But this is small potatoes compared to what is likely yet to come.

[hatrack]

3. I think they go in sequence

All of the B-bergs are from the big calving back in March, 2000. Chunks B15-A through B15-I have already dropped off earlier. This is the tenth calving from the B-Series event.

[damnraddem]

4. There's never a Titanic ...

when you really need one.