Tag: A68a

• Monday, April 7th 2025 - 15:54 UTC

  Insights into the impact of melting mega-brergs with robotic gliders

  

  For the first time, scientists have collected measurements close to a giant iceberg, giving an unprecedented window into the impact of meltwater on the surrounding Southern Ocean and ecosystem. The paper is published in the journal Nature Geoscience. 

• Saturday, January 22nd 2022 - 10:56 UTC

  The drifting giant A68 iceberg released billions of tons of fresh water in South Georgia ecosystem

  

  Scientists monitoring the giant A68a iceberg from space reveal that a huge amount of freshwater was released as it melted around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. An estimated 152 billion tons of freshwater – equivalent to 20 x Loch Ness or 61 million Olympic sized swimming pools, entered the seas around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia when A68a melted over three months in 2020/2021, according to a new study published this month by the British Antarctic Survey.

• Saturday, December 19th 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  A68a iceberg heading for South Georgia shifts direction and loses a chunk of mass

  

  Strong currents have taken hold of a massive Antarctic iceberg that is on a collision course towards South Georgia Island, causing it to shift direction and lose a major chunk of mass, a scientist tracking its journey said on Friday.