{"id":139951,"date":"2025-01-26T10:08:18","date_gmt":"2025-01-26T03:08:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139951"},"modified":"2025-01-26T10:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T03:08:18","slug":"worlds-largest-iceberg-on-possible-collision-course-with-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139951","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s largest iceberg on possible collision course with island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"play-782d039f90006d0\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/320\/179\/play-782d039f90006d0--35960748302.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/640\/358\/play-782d039f90006d0--35960748302.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/768\/432\/play-782d039f90006d0--35960748302.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1536\/864\/play-782d039f90006d0--35960748302.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1984\" height=\"1116\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-782d039f90006d0--35960748302.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/1984\/1116\/play-782d039f90006d0--35960748302.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/ms\/stg1\/weather\/992\/558\/play-782d039f90006d0--35960748302.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Satellite imagery shows the Rhode Island-sized iceberg known as A23a spinning in place near Antarctica throughout the month of October. (Courtesy: CSU\/CIRA &amp; NOAA)\" width=\"992\" height=\"558\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/a> <!----><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Satellite imagery shows the Rhode Island-sized iceberg known as A23a spinning in place near Antarctica throughout the month of October. (Courtesy: CSU\/CIRA &amp; NOAA)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A massive iceberg, known as A23a, is on an apparent collision course with South Georgia Island, a British territory in the South Atlantic Ocean.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The giant sheet of ice, which originally broke off from Antarctica in 1986, had been stationary for decades before it began moving again in 2020.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">NOAA\u2019s GOES East satellite recently captured imagery of the iceberg, slowly drifting northeastward away from Antarctica and toward South Georgia Island.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nesdis.noaa.gov\/news\/goes-east-tracking-a23a-the-worlds-largest-iceberg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the U.S. National Ice Center<\/a>, the iceberg was estimated to cover an area of 1,062 nautical miles, roughly the size of Rhode Island.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">As of last report, the iceberg was located approximately 200 miles off the island&#8217;s coast and at the mercy of ocean currents.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/antarctica-thwaites-glacier-research\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ANTARCTICA\u2019S \u2018DOOMSDAY GLACIER\u2019 IS MELTING AWAY DIFFERENTLY THAN SCIENTISTS FIRST THOUGHT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/2025-01_a23a-2.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/2025-01_a23a-2.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/2025-01_a23a-2.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/2025-01_a23a-2.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/2025-01_a23a-2.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/2025-01_a23a-2.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/2025-01_a23a-2.gif?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"The world\u2019s largest iceberg could be on a collision course with the United Kingdom's South Georgia Island.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">The world\u2019s largest iceberg could be on a collision course with the United Kingdom&#8217;s South Georgia Island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NOAA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The British territory is not thought to have any year-round residents but is frequented by tourists and biologists interested in the remote island\u2019s pristine environment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to NOAA, the island has an extensive population of penguins, seals, and birds in what is considered to be a more mild <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">climate<\/a> when compared to the extremes faced at the South Pole.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Due to the island\u2019s location about 1,700 miles off the coast of Antarctica, the territory has had several encounters with icebergs that have caused significant disruptions to wildlife.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The agency said that in 2004, Iceberg A-38B ran aground near the island\u2019s continental shelf, causing extensive hardships for marine life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, in 2020, scientists tracked iceberg A-68, which seemed to be on a collision course with the island, but fortunately, the ice broke apart into smaller fragments, largely bypassing the island.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/australia-kangaroos-climate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>DEMISE OF AUSTRALIA\u2019S LARGE KANGAROOS LIKELY NOT CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, STUDY SUGGESTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/288\/162\/2020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/576\/324\/2020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/720\/405\/2020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1440\/810\/2020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/2020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1336\/752\/2020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/668\/376\/2020.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Map for path of A-68A in 2020.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Map for path of A-68A in 2020.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (NASA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">NOAA has not provided an exact timeline for when a collision might occur, but it continues to closely monitor its movements with satellites.<\/p>\n<p>Icebergs like A23a are a growing concern as warming ocean temperatures contribute to the increased calving of ice from around the globe\u2019s southernmost 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