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Magma may be melting Greenland ice
MSNBC ^ | 12/13/07

Posted on 12/14/2007 7:56:59 AM PST by Santa Fe_Conservative

SAN FRANCISCO - Global warming may not be the only thing melting Greenland. Scientists have found at least one natural magma hotspot under the Arctic island that could be pitching in.

In recent years, Greenland’s ice has been melting more and flowing faster into the sea — a record amount of ice melted from the frozen mass this summer, according to recently released data — and Earth’s rising temperatures are suspected to be the main culprit.

But clues to a new natural contribution to the melt arose when scientists discovered a thin spot in the Earth’s crust under the northeast corner of the Greenland Ice Sheet where heat from Earth’s insides could seep through, scientists will report here this week at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union

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KEYWORDS: climatechange; globalwarming; greenland; magma
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Comment #21 Removed by Moderator

To: stylin19a

“God forbid they go out on a limb if it debunks GW.”

They would have to admit that the heat melts ice.

And we all know that FIRE can’t melt ICE, nor STEEL.


22 posted on 12/14/2007 8:41:20 AM PST by UCANSEE2
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

Ignore, ignore, ignore. There is nothing to see here. Please move along quickly. The information presented here has no scientific value. Ignore, ignore, ignore.


23 posted on 12/14/2007 8:45:16 AM PST by Proud2BeRight
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To: MrB

There is also no news about the possible oil spill from the sunken cruise ship near Antarctica.


24 posted on 12/14/2007 8:46:14 AM PST by Eva
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative

Greenland Ice Melt Haiku

I do not know how,
But I know absolutely,
Magma is my fault.


25 posted on 12/14/2007 9:07:14 AM PST by gridlock (Recycling is the new Religion.)
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative
Magma may be melting Greenland ice

Nope. No way, no how. Haven't you heard? The debate is OVER. There is a CONSENSUS among scientists. Man is causing Global Warming, which is in turn melting the Greenland glaciers, among others.

It's too late to be coming in here willy nilly with some new "evidence" to the contrary.

</sarc>

26 posted on 12/14/2007 9:51:54 AM PST by Yo-Yo (USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
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To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
Glad to see the idea receiving further attention.

The several threads yesterday got some attention, but face it, this isn't up to the level of Oprah's campaign appearance.

27 posted on 12/14/2007 9:55:22 AM PST by RightWhale (anti-razors are pro-life)
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To: Beowulf; Defendingliberty; WL-law; Normandy
~~Anthropogenic Global Warming ™ ping~~
28 posted on 01/01/2008 7:08:44 AM PST by steelyourfaith
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To: Santa Fe_Conservative
"Magma May Be Melting Greenland Ice"

Yeah, right!

Next thing you know they will be telling us that fire melts steel.

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha......


29 posted on 01/17/2008 8:53:20 PM PST by Iron Munro (Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.)
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