Giant iceberg breaks off from Antarctic glacier

According to scientist, a giant iceberg the size of Luxembourg (at around 2,500 sq km) that has broken off from a glacier in Antarctica after being rammed by another giant iceberg earlier this month, could affect ocean circulation patterns and weather patterns.

This 2,500 sq km iceberg broke off from the Mertz Glacier’s 160 km “floating tongue” of ice that sticks out into the Southern Ocean. The collision has since halved the size of the tongue that drains ice from the vast East Antarctic ice sheet but scientists say the event was not caused by global warming.

The Mertz glacier iceberg is amongst the largest in recorded history. In 2002, an iceberg about 200 km long broke off from Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf.

Shearing off of the ice tongue and the presence of the Mertz and B-9B icebergs could affect global ocean circulation. It could be detrimental; it could slow down the global ocean circulation.

Tall Ships Race back in Waterford

After the successful 2005 appearance, the Tall Ships Race is returning back to Waterford in June 2011 with half a million people expected to visit this event.

The four-day spectacle will see 70 vessels dock in the city from 30th June to 3rd July 2011.
After the success of 2005 the ambition is to attract more visitors to the south east with Christian Radich being the first tall ship to have been confirmed to return next year. This Norwegian vessel featured in the 1970s television series ‘The Onedin Line’ as well as being well known through the international release of the widescreen movie ‘Windjammer’ in 1958. When the Tall Ships leave Waterford after the Parade of Sail, competitors will race around Ireland’s south, west and north coasts to Greenock, Scotland.

The second race in the series will then go from Lerwick to Stavanger, Norway, from where the third and final race will take the fleet to Halmstad, Sweden.

To coincide with the tall ships being in port, there will be a comprehensive, family-friendly festival programme featuring the very best of Irish music, food and street theatre.

Knockout has begun filming in Dublin

Scenes for the new action spy thriller ‘Knockout’ has begun filming on rooftops and other locations around the Dublin. An Oscar winning director Steven Soderbergh (Oceans 11, 12 & 13, Erin Brockovich) is shooting a new film on the streets of Ireland capital at locations including Docklands, Dublin Airport or Shelbourne Hotel in the city centre and will film in Ireland for three weeks in total.Ewan McGregor (Star Wars) and award-winning Irish actor Michael Fassbender, have starring roles together with relatively unknown American Gladiator Gina Carano. The movie also features A-list stars as Michael Douglas and Antonio Banderas. The film is also being shot on location in Turkey, Spain and New Mexico.

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