Ice shelf collapse reveals hidden world

Cosmos Online | AFP ^ | 2/26/07

[Kevmo]

fascinating. bump for later reading

[2ndDivisionVet]

This lost world? http://www.ufoarea.com/hollow_diary.html

[pillut48]

"The newcomers to the book of knowledge about Antarctica include 15 shrimp-like crustaceans called amphipods, one of which was nearly 10 centimetres long, the researchers said..." I'm getting a hankerin' for some deep-fried seafood...hey, maybe global warming ain't so bad after all! ;-)

[hsalaw]

The newly-opened vista also provides a barometer for change, for parts of the Antarctic coast are being hit by global warming at a far greater rate than other parts of the world.

Wait just a minute. I thought the Antarctic was turning colder, not warmer. It's hard to keep up.

[tman73]

and how global warming has altered the marine ecosystem."

I respect researchers, inquisitive minds, nature lovers, and the self-awareness of the human condition... but I hope this political lingo BS catch phrase stops appearing in every friggin publication, broadcast, news story and cartoon!!!!

Every thing I see, I SEE...is caused by "GLOBAL WARMING", to ME!

[MilesVeritatis]

Time to dip these new sea critters in beer batter have a big ol' air polluting cookout. Mmmm, mmmm, I just love seafood!

[Kevmo]

I dunno what you're quoting me on... I didn't say it.

[Not_Who_U_Think]

Seems I've read that the northernmost part of Antarctica (the portion opposite South America) is getting warmer, most likely due to the westerly winds that circulate around the continent, but the interior has gotten colder.

[Dallas59]

..."sealed off from above for at least 5,000 years, and possibly up to 12,000 years in the case of Larsen B"....

And it was warm before that...Cave man SUVs?

[montag813]

Part of the area was explored by an unmanned robot, lowered from the German Alfred Wegener Institute's research vessel, the Polarstern (North Star), in a 10-week international expedition that ended on 30 January 2006.

Maybe this schmuck caused the collapse. Perhaps it's not Bush's fault after all!

[albee]

bump for later reading

[Chewbacca]

GREAT NEWS!!!!!!

Now we have more areas to go fishing!

[sinanju]

No lost civilizations, a la Edgar Rice Burroghs?

[Nailbiter]

ping

[tman73]

I was agreeing that the article was fascinating...

I was quoting the end of the article that just HAD to invoke "Global Warming" and ruin it for me...

[Quix]

lol.

Hadn't read that one before.

Thx.

[az_gila]

"The newly-opened vista also provides a barometer for change, for parts of the Antarctic coast are being hit by global warming at a far greater rate than other parts of the world. "

Dumb me.... I thought _global_ meant happening the same everywhere....

I can't keep up either...:^)

[sr4402]