An iceberg of titanic proportions is on a collision course with Greenland, prompting authorities to issue a warning.
The iceberg is set to make contact with Innaarsuit, a small island located in western Greenland, whose local income revolves primarily around fishing.
Officials said if the iceberg made contact with the shore or breaks apart, potential damage and injuries could follow.
It’s unlikely that any broken ice chunks will fall directly on land; however, the impact of plummeting permafrost would create massive waves that could sweep ashore.
Government representatives caution against getting too close to the iceberg, both on the water and on land.
“Emergency services encourage families not to go in a group towards the store, while at the same time asking people with walking difficulties to be extra careful when walking towards the store,” they said.
Dennis Lethonen said that typically, large icebergs move within a few days; however, this one has remained stationary for around a week, causing concern.
“Because of this, the [local municipality] issued the official warning for the iceberg, and we are temporarily closing the local fish factory where I work as well as the small shop,” Lehtonen said.
This isn’t the first iceberg to threaten Innarsuit. In 2018, an iceberg so big it could be seen from space came close to the island before floating away, causing evacuations.
It comes as a large black iceberg was spotted off the coast of Canada weeks ago.
