Iceberg the size of Delaware, among biggest ever recorded, snaps off Antarctica

marketwatch.com ^ | 7/11/2017 | Rachel Koning Beals

[rktman]

A giant iceberg about the size of Delaware that had been under scientists’ watch has broken off an ice shelf on the Antarctic peninsula and is now adrift in the Weddell Sea.

The 2,200 square-mile, trillion metric-ton section of the Larsen C ice shelf “calved” off sometime between Monday and Wednesday, a team of researchers at Swansea University’s Project Midas has reported, citing imaging from NASA’s Aqua MODIS satellite instrument.

[Robert A Cook PE]

And, only a few months ago in June 2014, after nearly 40 years of so-called “global warming,” the excess sea ice around Antarctica for that date was more than 2.16 million square kilometers.

An area greater than the entire land mass of Greenland!

Even this iceberg is small in comparison to the sea ice around Antarctica: The total Antarctic ice area (land ice plus sea ice plus permanent ice shelves) in September is greater than ALL of the land mass south of the equator. Put together.

[faucetman]

“A giant iceberg about the size of Delaware that had been under scientists’ watch has broken off an ice shelf on the Antarctic peninsula and is now adrift” and seeking a U.S. Navy ship to ram!

[BipolarBob]

That’s never happened before.

Oh yeah? Whatever happened to Larsen A and Larsen B?

[C210N]

Quick, tell Hank Johnson... finally, here is an island that *CAN* tip over.

[dowcaet]

And seeing his bank accounts swell up as he exploits this latest example of “climate change”. Just wait for him to make the prediction that all of the Antarctic ice shelf will melt by 2025! I’m sure when Algore heard this news the first words out of his mouth were ka-ching ka-ching!

[RayChuang88]

That's not news. NASA Landsat satellites have been seeing this phenomenon since the first Landsat became operational in 1972.

[null and void]

We're all gonna DIE!!!!

Eventually.

Of something.

[null and void]

Put Biden on it. He can rule the iceberg.

Put Hillary on it, after all, she is the ice queen...

[Texas Eagle]

Oh, noes! How many Polar Bears are stranded on that iceberg?

[butlerweave]

It just shows the Antarctica ice sheet is growing and growing

[Maskot]

Oh noes! We’re all gonna DIE!!!

Cuz, global warming/cooling/settled science or something.....

[ProtectOurFreedom]

If only Trump hadn’t pulled out of the Paris Accords.

If only our entire family hadn’t been driving seven different SUVs the past 20 years.

I want to personally apologize to the iceberg, Antarctica, all FReepers and anybody else who might have been offended by our gas guzzling.

[ripley]

The ice sheet grows and part of it breaks off.

IMHO

[rktman]

No doubt before “recorded” history this NEVER happened.

[rktman]

Has Guam been placed on alert yet?

[HombreSecreto]

Totally forgot about this movie!

Love the pimp bot.

[al baby]

Bill tells me she is so frigid every time she spreads her legs a little light comes on

[hal ogen]

Are we all going to die by evening???

[poconopundit]

Here's another iceberg that broke off in 2000, supposedly the size of Connecticut. Fabulous waterfront property here. Maybe Big Don can build a new "Pebble Beach" golf course.

Trouble is, coming up with the good name...

[Jeff Chandler]

Now, if it were the ACTUAL state of Delaware you’d have something!