According to a team of U.S. researchers, the icebergs around Antarctica, far from being sterile ice cubes, are full of activity that may have an important role in combating climate change.

Small marine ecosystems that form around the ice blocks with melted water mixed with sea water, can serve to absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and plunging into the ocean, since the algae absorb carbon -releasing oxygen through photosynthesis and then pass the food chain. They become a focal point for small fish, algae and even birds.

One of the main consequences of climate change has been the increase in temperature, which has led to multiply the appearance of icebergs in the southern waters, chunks of ice ranging from a few inches square that protrude from the surface to others as large as European countries.

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