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Icicles in summer, yes – but with eleven million tons? In front of the village Innaarsuit in Greenland, on the west coast of the island, an iceberg s' failed. Now, those with 169 residents are afraid that it will separate – or "calve" – and the wave will flood the houses. The village was partially evacuated
American scientists studied in Greenland how icebergs break and what they do with the sea level.
David Holland Professor of Mathematics and Atmosphere / Ocean Science, New York University: [19659002] "What happens in Greenland is a natural event, the ice breaks up, and as scientists, we do not really understand the process of what's going on, which is like the prediction of earthquakes – a very complex physics Things are behind such an accident. "
Dramatic videos of the team show how the eternally claimed ice can freeze from scratch and then float like an iceberg in the ocean.
It's the biggest iceberg they've ever seen, say the affected Greenlanders. And hope that he continues to swim, intact.
Last year, another village had been hit by a tidal wave as a result of an ice breakup. Several people died, houses were taken to the sea. In the meantime, the village is no longer inhabited.
su with dpa
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