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Iceberg the size of Singapore could threaten shipping lanes as researchers race to track it
2013-11-13 12:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: An iceberg which is estimated to be around the size of Manhattan or Singapore could threaten shipping if it drifts into busy international lanes. UK researchers have now been given an emergency grant to track the iceberg which is approximately 270 square miles in size. The giant block of ice broke away from the Pine Island Glacier in July but it was iced-in due to the freezing winter temperatures in Antarctica. While the iceberg could move eastwards along the Antarctic coast, it could also...
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