The "megaberg" - which is twice the size of Greater London and 130 feet tall - is on a crash course with the remote island of South Georgia, and could make it hard for the millions of penguins and seals there to feed.

The world’s largest iceberg is on a collision course with the British territory of South Georgia - potentially putting millions of penguins and seals in danger.

The trillion-tonne slab of ice, named A23a, broke free from its position last month and started drifting northwards.

The “megaberg” - which is twice the size of Greater London and 130 feet tall - is expected to approach the remote island off Antarctica in the next two to four weeks.

  • @Agent641English
    4•2 days ago

    It’s also going to take several years to melt to the point that it’s no longer a danger to shipping. And as it melts, it will break up into more and more chunks.

    If it gets near shipping lanes it will disrupt commerce for years.