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There have been tests to accelerate the breakup or melting of icebergs with bombs, and it has been found to be ineffective and expensive even for much smaller icebergs: https://navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=iipIsItPracticalToDestroyIcebergsBeforeTheyReachTheShippingLanes https://navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=iipIsItPracticalToDestroyI...

nickelcitymario 6y ago
That's unfortunate. I liked the elegance of such a brutish potential solution. I know this definitely sounds dumb and juvenile, but I genuinely wish more problems could be solved with bombs.
- js2 6y ago
  Surely you’re familiar with the exploding whale story, but if not: https://youtu.be/V6CLumsir34 https://youtu.be/V6CLumsir34
  - interestica 6y ago
    Or Project Plowshare https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Plowshare https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Plowshare