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Gary Dyck
{K:12834} 7/3/2007
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Hi Dave... well, it's July now and there is still snow on the ground and ice in the bay! Of course, being close to the arctic circle may have something to do with it!!
The ice around that berg was just sea ice. Most of that ice has melted or otherwise broken up and drifted away. I'm not sure if the iceberg is fast onto the bottom or drifting. It still seems to be in or near the same place and this is 3 weeks later.
Thanks for the comment and I hope it cools off a bit for you!
Cheers, Gary
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Dave Arnold
{K:55680} 7/2/2007
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It is June and you have snow on the ground still? Sheesh... 100 degrees today. I'm complaining. We went from freezing to hot overnight. No cool spring.
Do you know if that iceberg is ice-locked? Looks like it has miles of an ice shelf surrounding it. Or maybe that is the berg itself.
Best,
Dave
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Gary Dyck
{K:12834} 6/17/2007
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Hi Ahmed. Yes, the iceberg is likely from the Greenland ice cap, but that isn't due to global warming. the icebergs naturally calve off areas where the ice flows into the sea. The problem now is that most of the ice caps are receeding so in the future fewer and fewer areas will likely make it to the oceans and hence fewer bergs. I haven't been around this area much before so I don't know how common they are. I think not as common as they are along the coast of Newfoundland. Thanks for the comment. Cheers, Gary
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Ahmed Ismail
{K:19853} 6/16/2007
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A beautiful shot! Even from the distance the iceberg looks pretty big. Are these the chunks that come off the poles and melt away. Is it common to see these there? Just a bit curious, global warming is sinking us little by little!
Regards, Ahmed
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