„Iceberg D28” este cel mai mare aisberg desprins din zona respectivă în ultimii zece ani.
Acesta s-a desprins total de platforma de gheață Amery între 24 și 25 septembrie, conform programului european Copernicus.
Aisbergul are o suprafață de 1.580 de kilometri pătrați, fiind de cinci ori mai mare decât Malta, și o grosime de 210 metri.
Potrivit specialiștilor, acest eveniment face parte dintr-un ciclu normal și nu are legătură cu schimbările climatice.
🔴The new D28 Iceberg (five times the area of Malta 🇲🇹 or ~1582km²) just calved away from Amery ice shelf 🇦🇶#Antarctica
— Copernicus EU (@CopernicusEU) September 30, 2019
🔻Before (20/09) and after (25/09) #Sentinel1🛰️🇪🇺 captures processed by @StefLhermitte pic.twitter.com/4uN3Ce6E9D
„Nu credem că acest eveniment este legat de schimbările climatice. Este o parte a ciclului normal al calotei glaciare, unde astfel de desprinderi importante au loc la fiecare 60-70 de ani”, a declarat Helen Amanda Fricker, profesor la Institutul de Oceanografie Scripps din Statele Unite.
Un aisberg asemănător s-a desprins din platformă în anul 1960, având o suprafață de 9.000 de kilometri pătrați, de două ori mai mare decât Luxemburg.
FOTO: CopernicusEU
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