Once the largest iceberg in the world, A23a may soon vanish into the vastness of the ocean. Covering about 4,000 square kilometres when it broke away, the iceberg - soberly named A23a - was once ...
A23a is drifting in waters where the temperature is well above freezing, and is ‘rapidly breaking up’ into several ‘very ...
Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks.
It's been a long and unusual journey for the world's largest iceberg, known as A23a, but it's ending in a relatively usual way: breaking apart and melting in the warmer waters of the South Atlantic ...
Icebergs form when huge chunks of ice break off from glaciers or ice shelves, and they drift with ocean currents, winds, and tides, slowly moving across the sea over decades. When they are on the move ...
Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is finally crumbling apart. The world's largest ...