The satellite image shows a table iceberg, larger than Los Angeles, recently separated from an ice shelf in Antarctica. Named D-28, the iceberg spans over 600 square miles. It weighs around 315 billion tons, and is potential conflict for overseas shipping companies. A team of researchers has kept watch of the icebergs location for almost 20 years, and named the spot loose tooth because of its semi-detached formation. Although it make seem like an issue derived from climate change, researchers say this a natural cycle for most ice shelves, and since it’s already floating, an increase in sea level is not a problem as well. The ridged texture of the water show signs of solidity, and slight deformation. This gives reason to the ice-shelves natural separation.
For more information on D-28 you can visit, https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/01/world/vast-iceberg-leaves-antarctic-shelf-scli-intl/index.html.
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