Neal Young: Glaciolologist Finds Giant Iceberg South Of Australia

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A giant iceberg, spanning about 19 kilomtetres and 140 square kilometres, has been discovered today by Australian glaciologist Neal Young. Young spotted the rare iceberg via satellite imagery and suspects it originated from the Antarctic dating back around 10 years.

Young believes this is an extremely unusual find, since icebergs of this description haven't been reported in years. He has described the iceberg's arrival south of Australia as a once in a century event.

The iceberg, weighing around 20 billion tonnes, has travelled closer to Australia than icebergs normally have in the past. The reason for its sudden movement towards Western Australia cannot be directly attributed to global warming conditions according to Young.

Icebergs of this nature could become more prevalent in the years to come, however, if temperatures continue to increase in connection to global warming. Young suspects that as the giant iceberg continues to move through the area, it will separate and break off into smaller bergs.