hundreds of icebergs break off antarctica, headed for new zealand

[seekerofvisions]

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A flotilla of hundreds of icebergs that split off Antarctic ice shelves is drifting toward New Zealand and could pose a risk to ships in the south Pacific Ocean, officials said Tuesday.

The nearest one, measuring about 30 yards (meters) tall, was 160 miles (260 kilometers) southeast of New Zealand's Stewart Island, Australian glaciologist Neal Young said. He couldn't say how many icebergs in total were roaming the Pacific, but he counted 130 in one satellite image alone and 100 in another.

Large numbers of icebergs last floated close to New Zealand in 2006, when some were visible from the coastline – the first such sighting since 1931.

more:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/1..._n_369367.html

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science...s_new_zealand/

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091123...climateiceberg

http://www.zmescience.com/ecology/en...s-new-zeeland/

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...dicebergs.html

[86Dude]

This post would go good with the sound of the imperial march.

[flaming_liberal]

Hopefully they sink the ugly half of New Zealand.

[86Dude]

Somebody should strap bombs to em'.

[fat mike]

these are part of those conspiratorial icebergs they was tlaking about..

[86Dude]

Hell yeah. Probably black helicopter heli pads on each of em'.

[Snouter]

seekerofvisions, this might not be inappropriate, but if all the icebergs crumbled to the sea, there would still be you and me. Little drops of rain whisper of the pain of tears of loves lost in the days gone by. So let's party likes it 1999. C'mon now.

*Some content in this post was "borrowed" for other sources.

[Corporate Avenger]

Al Gore did it!!

[Java_man]

These icebergs are not listing to Malkin, EXXON, Rush and Drudge who have declared global warming to be a hoax

[hadit]

IMPEACH BUSH!!!!!!!!

[Ice Pick]

It's a iceberg invasion, but they won't get very far.

[86Dude]

They should put zombies on that shit.

[fat mike]

Originally Posted by hadit

IMPEACH BUSH!!!!!!!!

actually i think im the only one still talking about him---or am i just avoiding those threads??

[Corporate Avenger]

Originally Posted by 86Dude

They should put zombies on that shit.

Iceberg zombies would be pretty cool.. Sara Palin could be the head zombie.

[Dick Tator]

Originally Posted by Java_man

These icebergs are not listing to Malkin, EXXON, Rush and Drudge who have declared global warming to be a hoax

Ice breaks off, it's what happens when glaciers grow. They hang off the land and eventually hand too far and break off. Big whoop.

[Rachuk]

Originally Posted by Dick Tator

Ice breaks off, it's what happens when glaciers grow. They hang off the land and eventually hand too far and break off. Big whoop.

I don't know, Dick. Immediately attributing any adverse environmental event to an act of God global warming seems to be the rational course of action to me.

[Red]

Originally Posted by Corporate Avenger

Al Gore did it!!

if Al Gore could actually pour piss out of a paper bag, i might agree with you there.

[86Dude]

I was rich I'd build a summer house on an iceberg and invite everyone to party down.