D28 made headline news last week. No, we’re not referring to a new
Stars War
character. And it’s not a winning move in German Bingo. D28 is an iceberg.
In what glaciologists said was
not
a global warming-related event, D28 “calved” off from the Amery Ice Shelf in East Antarctica, making quite a splash. Depending on your source, Big Berg’s mass equaled Los Angeles, Oahu, or 27 Manhattans. The island, not the cocktail.
Ice shelves shed major chunks every 70 years or so. Otherwise, said one expert, they “just grow and grow – like not cutting your hair.” We’ll take their word for it...
