World’s biggest iceberg to collide with British island. How disastrous could this be?
The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is heading north from Antarctica toward South Georgia, a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. In the past, giant icebergs grounding near South Georgia have caused devastating consequences,
World's Largest Iceberg Could Hit British Island And Wreak Havoc — All About A23a
Scientists around the world, as also fishermen and sailors, have their anxious eyes glued on satellite pictures as they are monitoring the daily movements of an iceberg touted to be the world's largest and also one of the oldest.
World's biggest iceberg risks collision with remote British island
A23a, an iceberg 33 times the size of Paris, is bearing down on the remote British overseas territory of South Georgia almost four decades after having broken off from its Antarctic ice shelf.
World’s largest iceberg moves toward an island off Antarctica where millions of penguins live
The trillion-ton slab of ice named A23a could slam into South Georgia Island and get stuck or be guided around it by currents.
A23a megaberg: Game of Thrones style ice wall on course to hit British island
It’s also a natural process happening more frequently because of human-caused climate change, said British Antarctic Survey physical oceanographer Andrew Meijers, who examined the iceberg up close in December 2023 when it drifted past the research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough.
World's Largest Iceberg, Visible From Space, On Course To Collide With Remote British Island
A23a is steadily moving towards the remote British island. A23a, the world's largest iceberg, weighing more than one trillion tons, is set on a collision course with a remote British island off Antarctica,
World's biggest iceberg A23a drifting towards penguin-packed island
The slab of ice — named A23a — weighs almost one trillion tonnes and could slam into South Georgia Island before either getting stuck or being guided around the land by currents.
A23a: World's largest iceberg on collision course with remote British island threatening penguins and seals
The world’s largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals at risk. The iceberg, A23a, broke free from its position north of the South Orkney Islands last month and is now heading towards South Georgia, where it could crash into the island.
'Queen of icebergs' A23a is barreling toward a remote South Atlantic island. Millions of animals could be at risk
A23a got stuck again, spinning in one place just north of the South Orkney Islands. But, in December 2024 it finally broke free. Related: Scientists peered into a s
A23a: World’s Largest Iceberg Threatens Thousands of Penguins On British Island
The world’s largest iceberg – A23a – continues to move along its collision course with the remote British island of South Georgia. If previous iceberg crashes are anything to go by, a bump with this icy behemoth could be a catastrophe for their resident seals,
Giant iceberg advances on island: millions of animals threatened
Millions of seals and penguins are threatened by a very large iceberg drifting toward their remote island in the South Atlantic. The giant iceberg, named A23a, is the world's largest iceberg ever to break loose from Antarctica.
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Massive Iceberg Drifting Toward South Georgia, Scientists Warn
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Fears that the world’s biggest iceberg could hit island in the South Atlantic
The world’s largest iceberg is still on the move and there are fears that it could be headed north from Antarctica towards the island of South Georgia.
Gargantuan Iceberg on Island Collision Course: Penguins and Seals at Risk
The world's iceberg is heading for South Georgia—a wildlife haven in the South Atlantic—and scientists are worried.
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Giant iceberg threatens South Georgia: Wildlife at risk as A23a drifts closer
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World's Largest Iceberg Makes a Beeline for Animal Haven
As feared, the world's largest iceberg, slowly drifting north from Antarctica, appears to be on a collision course with the island of South Georgia. The iceberg, officially dubbed A23a, is making a ...