The Life Cycle of an Iceberg: From Glacier to the Ocean

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Every so often, an iceberg rolls, revealing the part it has kept hidden. The groan, the hush, the sudden tilt… and then that impossible deep, electric blue appears. The underside, smooth like glass, is centuries-old ice, pressed until all tiny air bubbles are gone. White scatters light, but blue survives only in pure, ancient ice. The flip is violent—water heaves, the surface boils, and you feel the raw power of nature before your brain catches up. Minutes later, the ocean is calm again, as if t

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