Ice cap thaw may awaken Icelandic volcanoes

Reuters ^ | April, 16, 2010 | Alister Doyle

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OSLO (Reuters) – A thaw of Iceland's ice caps in coming decades caused by climate change may trigger more volcanic eruptions by removing a vast weight and freeing magma from deep below ground, scientists said on Friday.

[Ditter]

Maybe this is true. Won’t the volcanic ash block some of the sun and the earth will cool again? Isn’t this how it works? Warmer....cooler....warmer....cooler.....

[Psycho_Bunny]

Actually, wouldn’t the greater amounts of ice increase the pressure of the magma and lead to bigger erruptions?

[smokingfrog]

[cripplecreek]

Throw money at the Scientists, that will stop it.

It would be a lot cheaper to throw scientists into volcanoes.

[WNC mountainboy]

Weight of ice holds down volcanoes, even a third grader knows that is stupid. Eruptions don’t raise temps, they lower them. Another fact they ignore.

[Jeff Chandler]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2493820/posts?page=12#12

[screaminsunshine]

HAHAHAHAHOHOHOHEEHEEHEE!

[CondoleezzaProtege]

LOL!!!

[bobjam]

in other words, it’s Bush’s fault

[hinckley buzzard]

Complete slobbering gibberish.

[TCH]

This exact lunacy is what Rush Limbaugh predicted the lefties would claim!

[DB]

And of course, volcanic activity just below the surface didn’t have anything to do with the ice melting above it...

[vaudine]

They may think we are retarded but we KNOW who is retarded. Mirrors, Mr. Doyle?

vaudine

[IMR 4350]

You’ve got to give ‘em credit, they are creative.

[ExpatGator]

Dude, I was a U.S. Navy sailor for 12 years and have been a Freeper for about a decade. I have avoided crossing the expletive line because of the site’s rules. I highly suggest that you avoid the salty language because you will be booted from the BEST site if you post stuff like that. Please behave better than those scum over at the insane lefty sites.

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[jonrick46]

I have another, just as valid theory: Icelandic volcanoes will awaken as the level of ignorance rises.

I know this theory will really get them: The Icelandic volcanoes are God showing his anger at the killing of unborn babies through abortion.

What is the holy sacrament of environmentalism? There must be something that keeps this false religion going.

[Viking2002]

Does Icelandic law allow that? Let me pack my mukluks and check in with the wife first.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

[Ezekiel]

"A thaw of Iceland's ice caps in coming decades caused by climate change may trigger more volcanic eruptions by removing a vast weight and freeing magma from deep below ground..."