Comments on: Ice cubes for everyone!

Ice cubes for everyone!

erebora — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:04:54 -0800

Big Crash! An iceberg the size of Long Island is about to impact a land-bound ice mass in Anarctica. Stand back!

By: xmutex

xmutex — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:09:37 -0800

Corollary: What's the difference between a sound and a bay? btw- Cool link.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:41:13 -0800

> A bay is a body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is usually smaller than a gulf). A sound is a wide inlet of the sea or ocean that is parallel to the coastline; it often separates a coastline from a nearby island. One of several prior discussions of icebergs; some history of B-15, one of the largest icebergs ever seen. A recent image shows B-15A with three of its surviving calves. Related: The Larsen Ice Shelf has continued to collapse.

By: specialk420

specialk420 — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:44:51 -0800

speaking of icebergs anartica and impact

By: interrobang

interrobang — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 21:54:31 -0800

Neat! And, scary.

By: The God Complex

The God Complex — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 22:57:16 -0800

Dandy! And marginally alarming.

By: undecided

undecided — Wed, 12 Jan 2005 23:22:57 -0800

Well, baying is a type of loud sound...

By: taz

taz — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 03:26:28 -0800

Very interesting, erebora! Here's a satellite image as of yesterday (via this page, fist link), but I'm having a hard time getting my polar bearings (okay, shoot me; I couldn't resist the pun!). Where is the Drygalski ice tongue in relation to B-15A? Is it that brighter white line directly below it?

By: ParisParamus

ParisParamus — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 06:33:55 -0800

If only Long Island would drift away (less the part that is Brooklyn). The beaches are nice, but I still would prefer that most of LI would disappear, or at least most of it's inhabitants....

By: erebora

erebora — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 08:02:30 -0800

As far as I can tell taz, the Drygalski is barely visible in that JPG (small and under a cloud). But it should be just to the upper right of B-15A. I wonder what the sound of the impact will be? GROOOOOAANN--CREEEEEEEEEAAK--CRUUUUNNCCHHH!

By: taz

taz — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 10:07:22 -0800

Thanks, erebora... Yeah, they need to get a webcam up on that baby, mit sound.