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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 06:20 AM Original message |
Melting Ice Cap (Greenland) Triggering Earthquakes |
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PetrusMonsFormicarum (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 06:27 AM Response to Original message |
1. Also evidence |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 06:52 AM Response to Original message |
2. It would be a good thing if we could capture this ice before it either melts or falls into the |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 07:30 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. That's What I Thought! |
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Ezlivin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 10:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Certain logistical concerns, indeed! |
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midnight armadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 10:59 AM Response to Reply #16 |
23. Skip the barge |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 12:19 PM Response to Reply #23 |
28. It would have to be towed into a lock of some sort. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 09:14 PM Response to Reply #28 |
51. Icebergs have been towed before. |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-09-07 11:50 AM Response to Reply #51 |
67. Use the membrane idea, but set up a controlled spill at one end which would be used |
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tinrobot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
39. Too much ice. |
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PATRICK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 07:12 AM Response to Original message |
3. Revisit the Ice Age theory |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 09:51 AM Response to Reply #3 |
13. Depends, Depends |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 01:36 PM Response to Reply #3 |
36. That's why we talk about 'global climate change' instead of |
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bjobotts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 02:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
40. Does not apply. Ice in a glass of H2O only cools for so long if temps rise |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 09:09 PM Response to Reply #3 |
50. For an Ice Age, with glaciers, you need an open Arctic Ocean |
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Christa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 07:41 AM Response to Original message |
5. This is the part I don't get |
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theHandpuppet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 08:46 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I'd rather they speak out for family planning |
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WileEcoyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 12:09 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. Got that right |
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Duppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 01:22 PM Response to Reply #6 |
32. here, here. nt |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 08:50 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. I get it... |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 09:40 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. "What you're up against." Just so you know |
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demgurl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 11:12 AM Response to Reply #7 |
25. Mythical god or not, I see this as a wonderfully positive thing. |
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pokercat999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-09-07 04:28 PM Response to Reply #25 |
69. It would have been a wonderfully positive thing if.......... |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 10:27 AM Response to Reply #5 |
19. No Pagans represented, I note. |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 10:47 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. who cares? prayer is not the answer here, actually listening to evidence-based research is |
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Kool Kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 01:32 PM Response to Reply #21 |
35. Well said, |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 03:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
41. Sure, mankind is a by-word for being able to control the forces of nature. |
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nodehopper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 07:39 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. well, a course of action |
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KittyWampus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 09:33 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. are you really so ignorant of what prayer is, that you'd suggest an either-or situation? |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 11:49 PM Response to Reply #53 |
60. More than a little hostility there, I'd say |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-09-07 11:42 AM Response to Reply #53 |
66. Actually we do know how the universe works |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-09-07 03:00 PM Response to Reply #45 |
68. It's apples and oranges. Look for natural solutions first, then if the |
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kineneb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 01:30 PM Response to Reply #19 |
34. depends on the definition of "pagan" |
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ekwhite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 11:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
58. No Pagans? |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 01:42 PM Response to Reply #5 |
37. And they didn't stop it? |
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OKIsItJustMe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 08:01 PM Response to Reply #5 |
46. What don't you get? |
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Broadslidin (949 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
8. A Glacier Suddenly Lurching 5km towards the sea in Only 90 Minutes....! |
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Baby Snooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 09:33 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Those wonderful plumes from jet engines... |
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Mnemosyne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 10:48 AM Response to Reply #10 |
22. Nope, it's those damn smokers causing it. |
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DLnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 11:10 AM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Probably a typo. My guess is 5m in 90 min, not 5km in 90 min |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 01:45 PM Response to Reply #24 |
38. Even at that, it is fast enough to actually watch it move. |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 09:32 AM Response to Original message |
9. I hope the sea swallows this place first...... |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 09:45 AM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Is that Poppy Bush's Maine estate? n/t |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 10:02 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. a right click of the mouse into the properties of the pic says "bush" at the end |
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donsu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 10:10 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. water IS actually rising - many, many islands in the Pacific have |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 10:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
17. thanks for the info! n/t |
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leftchick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 10:25 AM Response to Reply #12 |
18. yes |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 10:30 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Heck, it looks like a sea level rise of 3" and a good strong Noreaster |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 11:20 AM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Thought so, but was just making sure. |
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everydayis911 (134 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
29. I am not |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 01:09 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. a bit of physics |
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OxQQme (694 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 04:03 PM Response to Reply #30 |
43. A bit more physics |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 11:42 PM Response to Reply #43 |
59. That would be the gravitational effect of the moon |
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sofa king (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 01:11 PM Response to Original message |
31. Total Greenland ice melt = 20 foot sea level rise. |
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XemaSab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 03:26 PM Response to Reply #31 |
42. This is a fun website |
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burrowowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 10:10 PM Response to Reply #31 |
55. Great site! |
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frogcycle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-09-07 12:38 AM Response to Reply #31 |
62. note the Mississippi Delta |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-09-07 05:38 AM Response to Reply #31 |
65. What if both Ice Caps went... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
33. I posted this yesterday . . . . piece that broke off was 2X size of UK -- !!!! |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
44. Another cause for concern is the loss of the weight of the ice |
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frogcycle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-09-07 12:39 AM Response to Reply #44 |
63. The MidWest is still rebounding |
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DUlover2909 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
47. someone correct me if I am wrong |
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Harper_is_Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 09:01 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. You're treating the Oceans as a ball... |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 09:01 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. Make it a bit simpler |
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DLnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 09:18 PM Response to Reply #47 |
52. At least one serious mistake here. |
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DUlover2909 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 10:48 PM Response to Reply #52 |
57. Yeah, I messed that adding 7 thing up, hehe thanks. |
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Usrename (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-09-07 01:52 AM Response to Reply #57 |
64. There are some folks who are offering new theories about this. |
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shance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
54. Can someone explain how melting ice caps could cause earthquakes? |
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bhikkhu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 11:53 PM Response to Reply #54 |
61. The weight of the ice upon the earth's crust |
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leaninglib (268 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
56. When in the area... |
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