Meanwhile, Mark Belchier, director of fisheries and environment for the government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ... of the fossil fuel-driven climate crisis.
The world’s largest iceberg, A23a, is heading north from Antarctica toward South Georgia, a British Overseas Territory in the southern Atlantic Ocean. In the past, giant icebergs grounding near South Georgia have caused devastating consequences,
A23a, a massive iceberg nearly the size of Rhode Island, towering at 40 meters, is on a collision course with South Georgia.
It’s also a natural process happening more frequently because of human-caused climate change, said British Antarctic Survey physical oceanographer Andrew Meijers, who examined the iceberg up close in December 2023 when it drifted past the research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough.
The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote British island, potentially putting penguins and seals in danger. The iceberg is spinning northwards from Antarctica towards South Georgia, a rugged British territory and wildlife haven, where it could ground and smash into pieces. It is currently 173 miles (280km) away.
The slab of ice — named A23a — weighs almost one trillion tonnes and could slam into South Georgia Island before either getting stuck or being guided around the land by currents.
The iceberg, A23a, broke free from its position north of the South Orkney Islands last month and is now heading towards South Georgia ... common because of climate change. As ocean temperatures ...
In announcing a $35 billion program to bring inexpensive solar power to some 300 million Africans, officials left out two words: climate change.
Tourism, fisheries, real estate and countless natural benefits rely on the integrity of the waters off the coast of Massachusetts, which have warmed more than almost anywhere else in the world in recent years.
Doug Burgum confirmed as interior secretary after Trump tapped him to boost US fossil fuel production.
Currently, the gigantic iceberg A23a is moving toward the South Atlantic Ocean and will strike South Georgia Island in two to four weeks.
Prioritising US health, Trump has already frozen the supply of HIV and malaria medication aid to endemic countries.