Mindblowing Video Captures Massive Iceberg Crashing Into The Sea

By the time July rolls around, iceberg tours in Newfoundland are coming to a close — if they haven’t ended already. But this year has shaped out to be much different than most. According to Captain Barry Rogers, someone who runs these kind of tours, there’s been enough ice for them to continue until late July. The viral video below, which showcased iceberg calving, will give you an idea of what this tours are like.

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You may not be familiar with the term, but there’s a good chance you’ve seen ice calving for yourself. It’s when chunks of ice break off at the end of an iceberg. It looks as though someone sliced right through them! While iceberg calving at accelerated rates is cause for concern, the process itself is said to be a natural part of their lifecycle. The video below shows an ice calving in action… check it out!

“You hear a lot of cracking noises, like a cannon shot, and when the ice falls, it breaks into smaller pieces we call ‘bergy bits.'” Captain Barry says of moments like the one caught on camera. “I always say they’re the hissing noise of a thousand cats.”

According to Barry, persistent winds have helped to bring more icebergs close to shore. While this can make navigating the waters trickier, it’s also what leads to iceberg calving. Needless to say, these moments are rather popular with the visitors on these tours.

Speaking of which, you can never truly know what is going to happen when you go on an iceberg tour. For example, a group in Argentina got the rare chance of witnessing one flip over entirely! Then there’s the time an iceberg “rose from the depths.”

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