A massive lake of molten carbon the size of Mexico is discovered under the US, and it could cause…

Daily Mail (UK) ^ | 08:07 EST, 15 February 2017 | Tim Collins

[Olog-hai]

A huge well of molten carbon that would spell disaster for the planet if released has been found under the US.

Scientists using the world’s largest array of seismic sensors have mapped a deep-Earth area, covering 700,000 sq miles (1.8 million sq km).

This is around the size of Mexico, and researchers say it has the potential to cause untold environmental damage.

The discovery could change our understanding of how much carbon the Earth contains, suggesting it is much more than we previously believed. …

[crz]

Thats a hell of a lot of pencils.

[freefdny]

So is it safe for Al Gore to fly the private jet,ride in the suv, live in the giant mansion and leave a huge carbon footprint again? Oh wait he never stopped.

[BitWielder1]

Umm, how long has it been there?
My guess is it predated humans.
And how exactly would it be released all at once?

In other news, there is enough water in the Great Lakes to drown every human being on the planet. Imagine the ecological and humanitarian disaster if all that water got loose.

[pa_dweller]

I notice they pump up the word count by repeating statistics and claims multiple times.

[smokingfrog]

Tap dat.

[Awgie]

The mother load of cow farts! WE ALL GONNA DIE!

[SgtHooper]

BINGO! A big, fat, hmmmm. More wacky science generated to support a bunch of whacky scientists for life. I bet other wacko scientists are wishing THEY had thought of this one.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Carbon is a poison, we are all gonna die! Trump’s fault!

[upchuck]

Truthful tag line. Bump!

[faucetman]

computer models never lie. /s

[occamrzr06]

Carbon? Or Carbon Dioxide?

If there 2 of them, that's even better!

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[anoldafvet]

We’re all gonna die!!!

[PAR35]

That’s what happens when you give folks carbon credits to trap carbon underground.

On the other hand, perhaps it will mean cheaper melted carbon for my car.

[Quality_Not_Quantity]

We’re all gonna die!!!

That's a given. It's merely a question of timing - either within a normal lifespan or some millions of years in the future.

So, by all means, government MUST do something about it today.

[PAR35]

I didn’t know Hilary Swank looked like those two pictures above her name.

[PAR35]

Cave drawing of a humpback kangaroo superimposed over the western US?

[Red Badger]

Hollywood makeup...................

[batterycommander]

Is it safe for Harrison Ford to fly over the Rockies or a golf course in Las Vegas?

[DaveA37]

The new alternative to “global warming”?

[unixfox]

It’s just the Lake of Fire, nothing to worry about.

Then we have that big fire ball in the sky to worry about. Does it ever end.