“…Calving rates are thus projected to accelerate during the coming decades (e.g., Rignot and Kanagaratnam, 20 06;Copland et al, 20 07;Rignot et al, 2011;Joughin et al, 2014 ). (iii) An increased incidence of icebergs is projected to impact regional ecosystems and oceanographic conditions (e.g., Vernet et al, 2012;Smith et al, 2013;Stern et al, 2015;Duprat et al, 2016 ). (iv) Icebergs carry and release freshwater far from the calving source ( Silva et al, 2006;Rackow et al, 2017 ), and they can affect the large-scale ocean circulation (e.g., Martin and Adcroft, 2010;Stern et al, 2016 );(v) As an extreme example of this, the release of massive armadas of icebergs from the Laurentide Ice Sheets during the Heinrich Events of the last glacial period are believed to have affected Earth's climate globally (see e.g., Broecker, 1994;Stokes et al, 2015 ).…”