World's Biggest Iceberg Moving Beyond Antarctic Waters

Image copyright: Wikimedia Commons

The Spin

Narrative A

Such a massive iceberg as the A23a could pose extensive risks to human and animal species alike. Apart from becoming a potential challenge to the shipping lanes it might, as some have suggested, pose a calamity for the local wildlife in terms of access to food.

Narrative B

The scientific community has been categorical — this iceberg does not pose a threat to people, and even though it may become an issue for wildlife, A23a's movement is part of cyclical environmental developments in the region so it is unlikely to go too far in disrupting feeding or reproduction cycles.

Metaculus Prediction


Articles on this story

Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters
Sign Up for Our Free Newsletters

Sign Up!
Sign Up Now!