Photographer records a “overturned” iceberg

The image above is not only surprisingly beautiful, but also gaining relevance due to the rarity of the phenomenon. During an Antarctic expedition, photographer Alex Cornell came across a “overturned” iceberg - upside down. Considering that normally about 90% of an ice mass of these proportions is kept under water, one has an idea of ​​the uniqueness of the event.

Part of the beauty is still guaranteed by a surface that is virtually free of snow or miscellaneous debris - forming a huge structure, similar to a giant blue crystal in the raw state. Not bad. But it can also be dangerous.

Force similar to an atomic bomb

"Rolling over" an iceberg usually occurs shortly after the huge mass of ice comes loose from a glacier (ice age continental body, the polar ice caps). The process is due to the search for stability of the body when detaching, since gravity acts to leave most of it submerged.

The most curious - and catastrophic - however, is that it can cause serious marine casualties. In an interview with Science World, Chicago University professor Justin Burton explained that “rolling over” an iceberg could release energy equivalent to that of an atomic bomb. Thus, one of the immediate results may be the occurrence of a tsunami which, in turn, can easily capsize nearby ships.