Nature
By Hopefull90
@Hopefull90 (921)
United States
March 10, 2013 4:09pm CST
I just watch ice glaciers breaking up in Greenland and they called it "Calving." I don't understand why it is called that. Does anyone on Mylot know?
5 responses
@Catkin (480)
• United States
10 Mar 13
When a glacier calves, it's basically giving birth to a new iceberg (or usually a whole bunch of them)...so I would guess that this "birth" is the reason it's called calving. Just like when a cow gives birth to a calf, which is called calving.
@blackrusty (3519)
• Mexico
10 Mar 13
it has to do with i believe part of global warming the ice is melting and slowly breaking a part but dont take what i said 100%
@Hopefull90 (921)
• United States
10 Mar 13
They showed how much melted in the first 100 years of recording keeping as compared to the last 10 years. I just wondered why they call it "Calving?"
@flowerchilde (12529)
• United States
11 Mar 13
I'm guessing "calving" means to break away.. (from the 'mother' ice)!
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
13 Mar 13
Mother nature provides us so much, if only we took the time to stop and admire all that she offers, I think most of us are guilty of taking everything we see for granted, due to your discussion I have learnt something new today, calving, thank you!
@rubyroy (824)
• India
11 Mar 13
Its means increasing in number by give birth to another living being.In biological term it means to giving birth and multiplying, as an increase in nature is only possible by reproduction which is termed as calving or giving birth to another life.Ice breaking increases the number of Ice glaciers, so this term is used.So any increase of nature can be termed as calving whether living or nonliving.
@Hopefull90 (921)
• United States
12 Mar 13
That sounds like a good explanation. I thought maybe it was called that because it happens in the spring like calving.
