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Why are some icebergs green in Antarctica? Researchers think they've solved century-old mystery
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| March 5, 2019
| Jennifer Earl
Posted on 03/05/2019 4:46:28 PM PST by EdnaMode
The stunning sight of emerald green-colored icebergs in Antarctica has been documented for more than a century — in literature and beyond.
For decades, scientists have argued about the cause behind the bizarre phenomenon and debated why the green-hued ice chunks aren't the typical blue or white color. But a recent discovery from a 2016 research trip to East Antarctica’s Amery Ice Shelf may provide the final clue they've been waiting for.
In a new study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans, researchers found marine ice varies in color due to the "abundance of foreign constituents in the seawater," particularly iron-oxide materials. They came to this conclusion after scientists detected "large concentrations of iron" in the Amery Ice Shelf.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Science; Society; Weather
KEYWORDS: antarctic; antarctica; catastrophism; eltanin; eltaninimpact; globalwarminghoax; iceberg; icebergs; iron; ironoxide; redochre; rust
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More gore bull warming?
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posted on
03/05/2019 4:46:28 PM PST
by
EdnaMode
To: EdnaMode
Capitalist man-made goebbel warming no doubt.
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posted on
03/05/2019 4:49:42 PM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
To: EdnaMode
“large concentrations of iron” in the Amery Ice Shelf.
It had to come from somewhere...
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posted on
03/05/2019 4:52:20 PM PST
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: EdnaMode
Reports of Greenpeace going down there and pouring paint on those icebergs...
:)
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posted on
03/05/2019 4:52:22 PM PST
by
Jim W N
(MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
To: EdnaMode
Except that iron oxide is red...
To: EdnaMode
To: EdnaMode
Not like in Chicago though, eh?
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posted on
03/05/2019 4:55:00 PM PST
by
OttawaFreeper
("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966)
To: EdnaMode
Iron oxidation state 2 is green, oxidation state 3 is yellow, and oxidation state 6 is red (hemoglobin)
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posted on
03/05/2019 4:55:00 PM PST
by
BigEdLB
(BigEdLB, Russian BOT, At your service)
To: EdnaMode
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posted on
03/05/2019 4:55:14 PM PST
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: EdnaMode
To: BigEdLB
Which is why iron rich water is often green.
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posted on
03/05/2019 5:02:43 PM PST
by
LukeL
To: EdnaMode
Why are some icebergs green in Antarctica?It's the whale snot.
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posted on
03/05/2019 5:08:06 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(This is the age of the death of reason.)
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
03/05/2019 5:11:14 PM PST
by
fieldmarshaldj
("It's Slappin' Time !")
To: EdnaMode
Iceberg. Greenber. Goldberg. Silverberg.
To: EdnaMode
Broke off from Greenland and floated there.
Simple.
To: Jim 0216
Who's been painting the icebergs green? That must have been cut from the song.
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posted on
03/05/2019 5:26:13 PM PST
by
Ezekiel
(The pun is mightier than the s-word.)
To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Well due to Donald Trump and global warming the poor ice was hopeless. Helpless.
In Greenland.
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posted on
03/05/2019 5:26:42 PM PST
by
MrEdd
(Caveat Emptor)
To: EdnaMode
Hillary still laundering cash.
To: EdnaMode
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posted on
03/05/2019 5:39:29 PM PST
by
NativeSon
( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
To: EdnaMode
Should sleep Well tonight,
This was on
“My Bucket List!”
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posted on
03/05/2019 5:40:45 PM PST
by
Big Red Badger
(Despised by the Despicable!)
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