Giant iceberg releases 152 billion tons of fresh water around remote Atlantic island

Image: British Antarctic Survey/Povl Abrahamsen An iceberg that was once the largest on the planet, dubbed A68a, recently released 152 billion tons of fresh water close to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia, potentially impacting the region's ecosystem, a study published earlier this month found. A68a captured the world's attention in 2017 when it broke off the Larsen-C ice shelf, located near the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. The largest iceberg in the world at the time of its formatio...