Earthquaaaake *crash*
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glacier_kittyThe 6.3 magnitude earthquake in New Zealand’s South Island on Tuesday apparently caused a massive iceberg, estimated at 30 – 40 tonnes, to shear off from Tasman Glacier and drop in Tasman Glacier Terminal Lake, at Aoraki Mount Cook National Park.
In what must have been a truly spectacular glacier calving, the gigantic iceberg ripped off from the glacier within minutes of the earthquake that rocked the South Island, and crashed into the lake. Some chunks are now towering up to 50 meters – or 164 feet – above the lake.
“Within about a minute of that happening, the staff at the lake heard from five kilometers away (from the glacier) a sound that sounded like a rifle shot and then over the next two minutes all the events started to unfold”.
When it collapsed, it created waves up to three meters high (almost ten feet) in the lake for 30 minutes, rocking two sightseeing boats that were on the lake at the time.
Richard McNamara from the Department of Conservation did not witness it himself, but said if “it carved in one big lot; a face about a kilometer long carving is a spectacular sight.” The iceberg, he said, would then have popped up to the water like a porpoise before starting to break into smaller pieces.
The glacier was already at the tipping point, according to locals who had been expecting a major iceberg to drop from the glacier for the past month.
McNamara also believed that the timing may have been coincidental. “You could argue whether the earthquake precipitated it or not — the fact is that the terminal face was about due to carve anyway.”
Woww. Ha..what's weird is after I heard about the earthquake I wondered about the glaciers and hoped they were ok :P
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In what must have been a truly spectacular glacier calving, the gigantic iceberg ripped off from the glacier within minutes of the earthquake that rocked the South Island, and crashed into the lake. Some chunks are now towering up to 50 meters – or 164 feet – above the lake.
“Within about a minute of that happening, the staff at the lake heard from five kilometers away (from the glacier) a sound that sounded like a rifle shot and then over the next two minutes all the events started to unfold”.
When it collapsed, it created waves up to three meters high (almost ten feet) in the lake for 30 minutes, rocking two sightseeing boats that were on the lake at the time.
Richard McNamara from the Department of Conservation did not witness it himself, but said if “it carved in one big lot; a face about a kilometer long carving is a spectacular sight.” The iceberg, he said, would then have popped up to the water like a porpoise before starting to break into smaller pieces.
The glacier was already at the tipping point, according to locals who had been expecting a major iceberg to drop from the glacier for the past month.
McNamara also believed that the timing may have been coincidental. “You could argue whether the earthquake precipitated it or not — the fact is that the terminal face was about due to carve anyway.”
Woww. Ha..what's weird is after I heard about the earthquake I wondered about the glaciers and hoped they were ok :P
For one
2. Post a photo of your favorite food.
3. Find your favorite picture of the trees or outdoors.
4. Find a funny picture of any celebrity and post it.
5. Post a photo of your favorite fruit.
6. Post a photo of your favorite band.
7. Post your favorite photo. Ever.
8. Post a random picture.
9. Post a picture of your favorite place to eat.
10. Post a picture of a landmark that you would love to visit.
11. Post a picture of a country you would love to go to.
12. Post a picture of your favorite clothing store.
13. Post a picture of your favorite article of clothing.
14. If you have a pet, post a picture of it.
15. Post a picture of an animal you would love to have as a pet.
16. Post a picture of something you crave often.
17. Post another random picture.
18. Post a picture of the cast of your favorite TV show
19. Post the movie poster of your favorite movie.
20. Post a photo of your room.
Would you rather have to pick your nose every ten minutes for an entire day, no matter where you were or get a noogie from someone every five minutes for an entire day? I guess pick my nose..I'd stay home :P
Today's trivia: John Muir invented a bed that dumped him on the floor at a preset time
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Date: 2011-02-24 03:08 am (UTC)