berg

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This was meant to put boosters on the near-trillion-tonne berg, rifling it up into the South Atlantic and certain oblivion.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024

The berg is being ground down by the warmer air and surface waters it's encountering as it drifts slowly away from the White Continent.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2024

But that was before a mammoth berg started meandering northward from Antarctica.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Experts feared that the mighty berg would become trapped on the surrounding seafloor, like B-22A, and that its cooling effect would drastically impact the ecosystem there.

From Scientific American • Apr. 19, 2023

They all knew that if the berg plowed through their camp, there would be no hope of survival, and trying to get out of its unpredictable path was pointless.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong