City-Sized Iceberg Floats Toward Australia

(CBS)  An iceberg almost twice the size of Hong Kong is floating toward Australia, according to a Daily Mail report Wednesday.

The huge ice chunk, approximately 12 miles long, broke off from the Antarctic ice shelf around 10 years ago. It's been floating in the open sea for the last year, making its way up toward Western Australia, Glaciologist Neal Young told AFP.

Young said he hadn't heard of an iceberg this size since the 19th century, but ice chunks are becoming more common in the south Pacific. Two sizable icebergs were sees further east, off Australia's Macquerie Island and more than 100 smaller pieces were , according to the report.

[wcreader]

Our plant is hotter! US as a leader in protecting our plant earth?? European as civilized countries??? What a joke.! US, British and many European countries had polluted our plant earth for 300 years in CO2 and Sulfuric acid, now our plant is hotter! Are we still want other poor countries to suffers and pay for our activities!! It is so sad and sick to see these irresponsible developed countries, like US and some from Europe to NOT fulfill our own duty! What a joke on their self claim civilization community??? We are killing plant and but to run away our duty. To ripe someone so poor from better life! Even have them suffer more. Per human head of consuming energy and erelease CO2, who consume the most of our plant's resource! yet, where are we whan talking in responsibility?? With power but no responsibility? Shame on them: US, European, Japan and Canada, Austrilia!

[remarkor]

If it's as large as a city, then we should build a city on. Welcome to Icebergia! The beer is cold. Please watch your step.

[jt92202]

Remember the Titanic - yes I know you can call it part of the global climate change since it was during the beginning of the industrial era (if you think that had anything to do with it your nuts). What sank it? An ICE BURG! No it wasn't near Australia but ice burgs have been floating in the ocean for millions of years, this only means they are still breaking off and floating away!

[swoosie1]

It's an iceberg and we make it about everything else. Why must everyone taking sides on everything? For God's sake folks, get a grip. It's only a friggin' iceberg.

[thesevenveils]

If the Australians were smart they'd lasso this rogue iceberg and bring it home and use it as a fresh water source.

[Empire-George]

by brianbwb-2009 December 9, 2009 3:40 PM EST
They ought to tow it in, harvest it, and use it to relieve some of the drought
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you are kidding right ? you must be....you couldn't possibly think you can 'tow and harvest' a 12 mile long iceberg the size of a city.....and how exactly do you suggest, they lug the thing accross the outback ? typical Neo-Commie, no basis in reality

[Zann-Zel]

Tow it just like you would a giant ship - then chop it up into smaller pieces! ; )

[thesevenveils]

Mining companies in West Virginia have reduced Mountains into mole hills. Why not? It is more than technologically feasible. And it has already been done on a smaller scale.

[Zann-Zel]

So this must be the beginning of this mini-ice age, right? Because it can't possibly have to do with global warming! Surely not! I'm just waiting for someone to say that Al Gore was down there chipping this iceberg off himself to prove his theory and make money off of it!

Why is it so hard to believe that our actions have consequences? Have we not all learned that from the time we were babies? Our actions do HAVE consequences so why is it so hard to belive that when we send toxic crap up into the air it could have a bad affect.

[brianbwb-2009]

They ought to tow it in, harvest it, and use it to relieve some of the drought that has been roasting Australia for the past 10 years.

That is a lot of fresh water there.

[Zann-Zel]

Not a bad idea! If we do that with all the icebergs that chip off maybe we can find a way to turn this global warming to our advantage.

[lmartink]

Wow! And to imagine to other 90% of it is beneath the water.

[niko1415]

that's sorta harsh to say, since science is all about interpreting data that is there...