{"id":1016,"date":"2005-01-21T09:09:00","date_gmt":"2005-01-21T08:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/antarctic_giant_on_the_loose\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:34:55","slug":"antarctic_giant_on_the_loose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/ro\/antarctic_giant_on_the_loose\/","title":{"rendered":"Gigantul antarctic a sc\u0103pat"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>La cap\u0103tul lumii, un aisberg uria\u0219, \u00een form\u0103 de sticl\u0103, amenin\u021b\u0103 s\u0103 distrug\u0103 tot ce-i st\u0103 \u00een cale. Iar satelitul Envisat al ESA a urm\u0103rit fiecare mi\u0219care a acestuia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00cen fiecare var\u0103, buc\u0103\u021bi uria\u0219e de ghea\u021b\u0103 plutitoare se desprind din continentul sudic \u00eenghe\u021bat, Antarctica. Cu toate acestea, \u00een martie 2000, s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat ceva deosebit, c\u00e2nd un bloc de dimensiunea insulei Jamaica s-a desprins din platforma de ghea\u021b\u0103 Ross.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cen urm\u0103torii c\u00e2\u021biva ani, cel mai mare aisberg cunoscut din lume s-a fragmentat \u00een mai multe buc\u0103\u021bi. Cea mai mare bucat\u0103, cunoscut\u0103 sub numele de B-15A, a ajuns \u00een cele din urm\u0103 \u00een Str\u00e2mtoarea McMurdo, unde a blocat curen\u021bii oceanici \u0219i a dus la acumularea de ghea\u021b\u0103 marin\u0103.<\/p>\n<p>Aceasta a creat o problem\u0103 pentru navele de aprovizionare care \u00eencercau s\u0103 ajung\u0103 la bazele \u0219tiin\u021bifice. De asemenea, a \u00eensemnat c\u0103 stratul suplimentar de ghea\u021b\u0103 marin\u0103 a izolat pinguinii de zonele lor obi\u0219nuite de hr\u0103nire.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1232\" data-credit=\"ESA\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2005\/01\/McMurdo_Sound_annotated2\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width:100%;height:auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2005\/01\/mcmurdo_sound_annotated2\/17867045-3-eng-GB\/McMurdo_Sound_annotated.jpg\" alt=\"McMurdo Sound annotated\"><figcaption>Str\u00e2mtoarea McMurdo \u2013 cu note explicative<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00cen ultimele s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni, B-15A s-a \u00eendreptat \u00een mod constant c\u0103tre o lung\u0103 limb\u0103 de ghea\u021b\u0103 care se \u00eentinde \u00een mare. La \u00eenceputul lunii ianuarie, distan\u021ba se redusese la mai pu\u021bin de 4 km.<\/p>\n<p>Oamenii de \u0219tiin\u021b\u0103 se a\u0219teptau s\u0103 asiste la o coliziune \u00eentre gigan\u021bi, \u00een momentul \u00een care B-15A s-a izbit de limba de ghea\u021b\u0103 plutitoare Drygalski. \u00cen schimb, aisbergul p\u0103rea s\u0103 se opreasc\u0103 brusc \u0219i chiar s\u0103-\u0219i schimbe u\u0219or direc\u021bia.<\/p>\n<p>Se pare c\u0103 nava B-15A ar putea fi e\u0219uat\u0103 pe fundul m\u0103rii, \u00eentr-o zon\u0103 cu ad\u00e2ncime redus\u0103. Oare influen\u021ba v\u00e2ntului, a mareelor \u0219i a topirii fundului m\u0103rii \u00eei va permite, \u00een cele din urm\u0103, s\u0103 se elibereze \u0219i s\u0103 pluteasc\u0103 din nou?<\/p>\n<p>Orice s-ar \u00eent\u00e2mpla, sistemul radar al satelitului Envisat va \u2018vedea\u2019 prin norii din Antarctica, oferindu-le cercet\u0103torilor o priveli\u0219te de prim\u0103 m\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the bottom of the world, an enormous, bottle-shaped iceberg has been threatening to demolish everything in its path. And ESA\u2019s Envisat spacecraft has been watching every move. 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