Posted on 01/31/2019 3:59:17 PM PST by EdnaMode
Researchers say a massive cavity the size of two-thirds of Manhattan was found under a glacier in Antarctica. The pocket is a sign of "rapid decay" and just one of "several disturbing discoveries" made recently regarding the glacier, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said in a news release Wednesday.
"[The size of] a cavity under a glacier plays an important role in melting," said Pietro Milillo of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "As more heat and water get under the glacier, it melts faster."
The growing cavity sits in West Antarctica at the bottom of Thwaites Glacier, which is about as big as Florida and contains enough ice to contribute more than 2 feet to sea level rise, NASA said. It is growing at an "explosive" rate that surprised researchers conducting a study the agency led on the glacier.
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You said hole. OMG I thought they said ho, figured that’s where Hillary was hiding.
"[The size of] a cavity under a glacier plays an important role in melting," said Pietro Milillo of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
There's someone who can be put on permanent furlough, with no fill-behind.
It was where the giant UFO was parked.
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TWO FEET TO SEA LEVEL....?!?
The Earth is 70% ocean surface. We’ll say 66% (two-thirds) for easy math. We can ignore that ice gets smaller when it melts. We’ll also assume all this ice is above sea level, otherwise the melting would actually make sea levels fall slightly.
This means, there is enough ice in this glacier (above sea level), to cover the entire land of Earth with just over four feet of ice!
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