Satellite predicts natural catastrophe: Huge iceberg is heading for the island - "massive consequences"

The "A68a" is a natural spectacle - which could turn into a natural disaster.

An expert paints an unpleasant scenario that could last ten years.

• An

  iceberg is

  currently drifting towards the South Georgia archipelago in the Atlantic.

• "A68a", as the ice mass is called, measures around

  4200 square meters

  .

• An

  impact would be devastating

  for the

  wildlife

  in the region.

Cambridge - The story of

begins in mid-2017. At that time, the

baptized with this name detached itself

from the Antarctic ice - and has not only fascinated polar explorers ever since.

an interview with the BBC, expert Andrew Fleming called it

, given the size.

The iceberg measures just under 4,200 square kilometers.

But now the monster is heading for the archipelago of

(about 1400 kilometers east of the Argentine coast) - and could

endanger

numerous

and

.

According to

the

report,

the iceberg is only a few hundred kilometers

away.

Iceberg # A68a (Lower left) and South Georgia (upper right) seen by @NOAASatellites GOES-16 a few days ago.

This iceberg has been drifting around the South Atlantic for several years, and is now slowly approaching South Georgia: https: //t.co/QFUzTwwmrr pic.twitter.com/BSSdRcyRIH

- Simon Proud (@simon_sat) November 9, 2020

Giant iceberg threatens penguins and seals - experts believe it will be harmed for a decade

"An accruing iceberg would have massive consequences for the wildlife there," said Professor Geraint Tarler of the British polar research program

the broadcaster.

“When animals such as penguins or seals are breeding or raising their young, it depends on the distance they have to cover to find food.” An iceberg would make it extremely difficult for the species to get hold of fish or krill.

It is true that an ecosystem can recover from such an incident.

But Tarling thinks it is possible that the iceberg could

get caught in one of the islands

for up to

.

"That would not only

affect

flora and fauna, but also the

South Georgia."

A @CIMSS_Satellite Blog posting on the # A68 iceberg: https://t.co/LZFJWjrgRm # GOES16 / #GOESEast animation (for 2020): https://t.co/3V5ZWWIPHj @NOAASatellites @UWCIMSS #Antarctica @usnatice pic. twitter.com/N4AFj8wcxM

- Tim Schmit (@GOESguy) April 1, 2020

Iceberg "A68a": Memories of the coastal disaster of 2004 are awakened

In addition, there is no question that the

the iceberg

alone

would be

: it

would destroy

all living beings on the

there.

When the iceberg “A38” hit the southern Georgian coast in 2004,

penguins and seals

were lying on the beaches

, according to the

.

(frs)

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