« Bianca Jagger Evicted | Main | McDermott on Anti-Christmas Vote: W Made Me Do It »
December 14, 2007
Why Ice Melts in Greenland But Gets Thicker in Antarctica
We all know that if Greenland ever becomes green again, it will be because mankind's industrialized iniquities gave Mother Earth a fever. But just for fun, let's see if there could be a scientific explanation…
Here's one: a natural magma hotspot. Scientists have discovered a thin spot in the Earth's crust that is allowing magma to rise close to the surface.
According to Ralph von Frese of Ohio State University:
It could be that there's a volcano down there, but we think it's probably just the way the heat is being distributed by the rock topography at the base of the ice.
Then again, it could be because we've heated the entire planet by using the wrong kind of light bulb. But I'm forgetting, Antarctic sea ice has been growing for two decades.
On a tip from Bill.
Posted by Van Helsing at December 14, 2007 8:16 AM
Comments
Well, as it is true that there is some ice building (mostly in the wintermonths, as one would expect) the OVERALL ice mass in Antarctica is diminishing at a fast pace. Get your data right please!
Enki
Posted by: Enki at December 14, 2007 11:27 PM
