Icebergs are a sign of a healthy planet and offer signi cant bene ts to many living creatures. At the same time, they can pose great dangers. Fortunately, we have developed some effective ways to monitor icebergs, so that people can stay safe. We have yet, however, to gure out how to protect the ice from a rapidly warming climate.
Glaciers, Icebergs, Bergy Bits, and Growlers
What is an iceberg? Icebergs start with glaciers. Ian Eisenman is an ocean and climate scientist at the University of California, San Diego. “Glaciers are snow that gradually gets compacted into ice,” he explains. “This slowly forms into a large mound of ice. Over long timescales, the ice flows and spreads out, a bit like if you poured a little mound of honey onto a kitchen counter and watched
