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Iceberg Collapses and Flips over in Ilulissat, Greenland (July 25, 2026) [video]

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Re: Iceberg Collapses and Flips over in Ilulissat, Greenland (July 25, 2026) [video]

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I would have described flipping it over before collapsing. The title seems a clickbait, but is no quite that. Keep in mind that most of the iceberg is off camera, as shown during the first minutes. It lost 80% or 90% of its total mass but most of it isn't seen until the end, when the iceberg goes back to the right.

Re: Iceberg Collapses and Flips over in Ilulissat, Greenland (July 25, 2026) [video]

#6

It stops first? Maybe the bottom hit the seafloor?

One of the comments said just that. "Grounded near disko bay" iirc.

Another comment said that icebergs melt blow water faster than in the air and that flipping is a fairly common thing to do because the center of gravity changes.

Re: Iceberg Collapses and Flips over in Ilulissat, Greenland (July 25, 2026) [video]

#9
I would have thought it would generate enormous wave, but that's clearly not the case. I think some of the biggest waves was generated by a mountain sliding or collapsing in the sea. I expected something similar here. Anyone know why not?
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