Iceberg appears in Australia

According to the British Daily Mail reported that Australia’s reputation for hot weather, well known for very few people seem to be linked with the iceberg. However, the Australian Antarctic Division scientist has suddenly found a huge iceberg is approaching to the Australian Macquarie Island. Scientists believe that the Antarctic ice northward drift so far is very rare. According to scientists at the scene, this tip is about 50 meters high, about 500 meters.

Australian Antarctic Division glaciologist Neil - Young, that the iceberg could be from 2000 to 2002 from the Antarctic Ross Ice Shelf collapsed down in one of several large icebergs. In the past year, several icebergs that drift with ocean currents, slowly northward. However, for the discovery of the iceberg, it can drift into the Macauley Island, the northern part of warm waters so far is extremely rare. Scientists believe that with the continuing northward movement, this tip could crack and quickly melting. However, it is fully melted prior to passing ships will pose a huge threat. In 2000, due to climate warming, from the Antarctic ice shelves and Ronnie Ross Ice Shelf collapse of many of the giant iceberg. The first tip is about 300 kilometers and a width of 37 km. These icebergs from the Antarctic are now slowly disappearing.

Scientists believe that this should be a rare phenomenon found in global warming, the most convincing proof. It is because of global warming, Antarctica’s ice shelf would collapse forming a drift of the iceberg. But others have disagreed. Opponents argue that it is precisely because the global climate cooling, away from the Antarctic waters may occur only iceberg.

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