A giant ice floe with an area of about 4,000 square kilometers has begun to move, the British Antarctic Survey reported. A23a broke away from the continent 37 years ago, but remained virtually motionless for many years.
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The world’s largest iceberg, which broke off from an ice shelf in Antarctica more than 30 years ago, has begun to drift, the British Antarctic Survey reports.
The giant ice floe, covering an area of more than four thousand square kilometers, separated from the continent in 1986, but remained motionless in the Weddell Sea for decades.
One of the likely reasons that could set the iceberg in motion is called global warming.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited Antarctica last week. Sea ice extent in Antarctica has reached a record low. The UN chief called on governments of all countries to take the necessary measures to limit the rise in global temperatures to one and a half degrees Celsius.
2023-11-27 21:22:19
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