Jonathan Amos

Aug 3, 2024 | envirolink.org | Jonathan Amos |Erwan Rivault

Something remarkable has happened to A23a, the world’s biggest iceberg. For months now it has been spinning on the spot just north of Antarctica when really it should be racing along with Earth’s most powerful ocean current. Scientists say the frozen block, which is more than twice the size of Greater London, has been captured on top of a huge rotating cylinder of water. It’s a phenomenon oceanographers call a Taylor Column – and it’s possible A23a might not escape its jailer for years.

Aug 3, 2024 | yahoo.com | Jonathan Amos |Erwan Rivault

Jonathan Amos and Erwan Rivault - BBC NewsAugust 3, 2024 at 7:05 PM·4 min readSomething remarkable has happened to A23a, the world's biggest iceberg. For months now it has been spinning on the spot just north of Antarctica when really it should be racing along with Earth's most powerful ocean current. Scientists say the frozen block, which is more than twice the size of Greater London, has been captured on top of a huge rotating cylinder of water.

Aug 3, 2024 | flipboard.com | Jonathan Amos |Erwan Rivault

1 day agoA group of scientists who traveled to the Andes to study the current state of glaciers and how they varied throughout human civilization were shocked when they got to their destination and found exposed bedrock that had been untouched by the atmosphere for about 11,000 years. They’re calling it an unprecedented moment in human civilization history. Yair Ben-Dor has more.

Jul 12, 2024 | envirolink.org | Jonathan Amos |Alison Francis

From BBC 33 minutes agoBy Jonathan Amos and Alison Francis, BBC News Climate and ScienceBBC/Kevin ChurchA team of imaging experts, scientists and historians will set sail for the Titanic on Friday to gather the most detailed photographic record ever made of the wreck. The BBC has had exclusive access to expedition members here in the US city of Providence, Rhode Island, as they make preparations to leave port.

Jul 12, 2024 | bbc.com | Jonathan Amos |Alison Francis

Titanic mission to map wreck in greatest-ever detailBy Jonathan Amos and Alison Francis, BBC News Climate and ScienceBBC/Kevin ChurchSix-tonne robots will spend up to 20 days mapping and cataloguing the wreck siteA team of imaging experts, scientists and historians set sail for the Titanic on Friday to gather the most detailed photographic record ever made of the wreck.