Now that a one hundred square ice piece has broken off a glacier, the cargo ships now face a new peril.
After dealing with pirates and colliding ships this floating island is another worry for boat captains.
This ice island break off follows six months of unusually warm record. These past six months have recorded the warmest temperatures since 1962.
Since glaciers are melting faster than any one had anticipated, they are adding to threats of flooding coastal cities all over the world.
It should take approximately two years for this latest breakaway piece of ice to melt. At this point, the worry is that the iceberg may head toward shipping lanes off of the Canadian Coast, and also in the North Atlantic Ocean.
By monitoring the progress of this large ice mass, ships should be able to adjust their course during the next two year time period.
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