Saturday, December 20, 2008

Mother Nature and ICE




Can you imagine standing next to one of these beauties.
Icebergs in the AntarcticOcean sometimes have stripes that are created by layers of snow that react to different conditions.
Blue stripes often occur when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form.When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe.Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea.
Raining in the Carolinas. GO Panthers - CM





3 comments:

  1. WOW!! These pictures are amazing!!

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  2. I loved those pix! I can't stop staring at them...

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  3. These are incredible! AWESOME.

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