Scientists are one step closer to predicting calving of colossal icebergs | British Antarctic Survey

Scientists are one step closer to predicting iceberg calving in Antarctica. A team of glaciologists spent 11 weeks collecting ice cores and geophysical data from the Brunt Ice Shelf, in an effort to unravel the processes that take place as colossal icebergs are created from the ice.
They drilled ice cores to help create a 3D map of the ice shelf, and set up new seismic sensors around active rifts like the Halloween Crack.
Dr Emma Pearce, an ice fracture geophysicist at BAS, was part of the research team that headed to the Brunt. She says: "In a similar way to an earthquake, when an ice shelf needs to release stress, you get an ice quake which can indicate rifts and fractures opening up. By collecting seismic data, we can get a better idea of where in the ice sheet these movements are happening and the magnitude of the response. From this season’s data, we can already see different types of seismic events showing us the fracture mechanisms of ice shelves aren’t just one simple process.”
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[@ThandaKurkura]

So how cold was it that deep inside ?

[@ThandaKurkura]

By Collosal iceberg detachments, how large are the icebergs termed as Collosal?

[@BritishAntarcticSurvey]

Well the most recent one from this ice shelf is A81, which was 1,550 square kilometres!

[@ThandaKurkura]

@@BritishAntarcticSurvey That's like a small country-sized iceberg 💀 Icebergs are HUMONGOUS thanks for the reply

[@jimenaalonso513]

WOW, gracias por compartir ​@@BritishAntarcticSurvey

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