China News Service, November 6, According to a report on the 5th of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Chinese website, a giant iceberg is drifting towards South Georgia, a British overseas territory.
If an impact occurs, it will pose a serious threat to local wildlife such as penguins and seals.
According to reports, the iceberg is called A68a, which broke away from the Antarctic continent in July 2017 and is about the same size as South Georgia.
According to reports, if an iceberg hits South Georgia Island, it will cut off the normal foraging routes of penguins and seals on the island, thereby preventing these animals from feeding their young.
In addition, after the impact event, it may also cause all the creatures living on the sea floor to be crushed, and this interference may take a long time to reverse.
Data map: a floating iceberg.
Gerlint Tallinn, a researcher at the British Antarctic Survey, said, “If the iceberg gets stuck, it will stay there for ten years. This will have a great impact on the ecosystem and economy of South Georgia.”
According to reports, researchers from the British Antarctic Survey are working hard to organize resources to study A68a, which is drifting to South Georgia, to determine whether it will bring the worst, and whether it will be stranded in the local wildlife and fishing industry.
Tallinn emphasized that there are many potential impacts, but not all of them are negative.
For example, icebergs will bring a lot of dust, which will provide nutrients to the surrounding marine plankton and further benefit the related food chain.