The iceberg has released 61 million olympic swimming pools' worth of freshwater since 2017. 🧊 engineering
Researchers from the University of Leeds, Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling , and British Antarctic Survey have been using satellite measurements to track the A68A iceberg’s evolution. It has also been found that its melting could have a significant impact on“This is a huge amount of meltwater, and the next thing we want to learn is whether it had a positive or negative impact on the ecosystem around South Georgia," said Anne Braakmann-Folgmann, a researcher at CPOM, Ph.D.
The researchers have also been tracking the iceberg to make sure it does not get stuck on the seafloor as this can be very disruptive both for fauna and ocean currents. This, however, was not a danger for A68A as by the time it reached South Georgia, its keel had been reduced to 141 meters below the ocean surface, meaning it could easily avoid the seabed. And even better, the iceberg will give local plankton something to feed on and change the local biome.
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