[Frank_2001]

Even though it extends north toward Chile, and is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, there is absolutely NO chance that undersea volcanic activity could be heating the water! /s;)

[Up Yours Marxists]

These GOREBULL warming scammers continue to spew lies from their mouths. Your comment about volcanic activity is spot on...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3167403/posts

Volcanic Rift Valley Under Antarctica Hotter than Expected

The Thwaites glacier is one of the most rapidly changing in Antarctica. It’s been the focus of considerable attention in recent weeks, after scientists suggested that this sector of the huge West Antarctic Ice Sheet was already on route towards collapse due to warming ocean temperatures. A major collapse of this part of the ice sheet could have dire consequences worldwide, with a global sea level rise of potentially up to 1m. Some models suggest this could take place comparatively rapidly, within a few centuries.

But hidden beneath the kilometres of ice in this rapidly changing part of the continent is a largely unexplored geological feature: the West Antarctic Rift System, a strip of volcanic activity thought to extend for more than 3,000km across the Antarctic continent, provides further heat to melt the ice sheet from below.