Large iceberg breaks off from Grey glacier in southern Chile

[Judi Lynn]

Large iceberg breaks off from Grey glacier in southern Chile
Officials at Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, home to the glacier, said such ruptures were rare and had not occurred since the early 1990s
Guardian staff and agencies
Tuesday 28 November 2017 19.59 EST

A large iceberg broke off the Grey glacier in southern Chile, authorities said on Tuesday, adding that the cause of the rupture was unclear.

Chile’s Conaf forestry service shared photos on social media of the enormous block of blue-white ice, which measured 350m (1,148ft) long by 380m (1,247ft) wide, as it floated free in waters of a glacial lagoon near the southern tip of the South American continent.

Park officials at Chile’s Torres del Paine National Park, home to the glacier, said such ruptures were rare and had not occurred since the early 1990s.

Dr Ricardo Jaña, glaciologist from the Chilean Antarctic Institute, said the iceberg was bigger than expected.

More:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/nov/29/large-iceberg-breaks-off-from-grey-glacier-in-southern-chile

Environment and energy:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1127114021

[PJMcK]

1. Uh, oh

Of course, global climate change is a liberal hoax.

(snark)