Formerly it absolutely was recommended the seas which sank the famous cruiseship -- which trigger on its maiden voyage 102 years back today (Thursday 10 April 2014) -- had a fantastic quantity of icebergs triggered by lunar or photo voltaic effects.
But academics in the College have proven the ship wasn't voyaging within an extreme year.
Using data on iceberg locations dating back 1913 -- recorded to assist prevent a repeat from the Titanic -- they've proven that 1912 would be a significant ice year although not extreme.
Professor Grant Bigg who brought the study, stated: "We view that 1912 would be a year of elevated iceberg hazard, although not extremely so in the long run. The entire year 1909 recorded a rather greater quantity of icebergs and much more lately the danger continues to be much greater -- between 1991 and 2000 eight from the 10 years recorded greater than 700 icebergs and five exceeded the 1912 total."
He added: "As utilisation of the Arctic, particularly, increases later on using the decreasing ocean-ice the ice hazard increases in water not formerly employed for shipping. As polar ice sheets are progressively losing mass too, the iceberg risk will probably increase later on, instead of decline."
The iceberg which sank the Titanic was spotted right before night time on 14 April 1912 500m away. Despite a quick response to slow the ship it had not been enough and also the ship sank in only 2 . 5 hrs. The disaster saw 1,517 people perish and just 700 survive.
Funding for that research, released within the journal Weather, was supplied by the nation's Atmosphere Research Council (NERC).
