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Earth Growing Due to Melting Glaciers
Dr. Shim writes "Some interesting (and rather frightening) news over at Space.com tells that the Earth is growing around the equator due to the fact that ice in the Antarctic (and other areas) is melting at an alarming rate."
Maybe its just eating too many carbs.
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I think you're right as far as you go, but, y'know, it's not as if your continent getting covered with glaciers is convenient or anything.
The earth is not fat, it's just big boned !
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Oh, well in that case what are we waiting for!
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I'm not worried about Earth. She's a big girl now and can take care of herself. I'm worried about us...
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... when a planet stops being a young planet. It starts getting thick around the middle.
I've finally had it: until slashdot gets article moderation, I am not coming back.
Well, since Kyoto failed to address the largest producer of the most powerful greenhouse gas there is, it was smart not to ratify it.
Until the Kyoto treaty requires the oceans to immediately limit their levels of evaporation, it will never be effective at reducing the most dangerous of greenhouse gases.
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This cannot be true because the Cato institute says Global Warming doesn't exist. I mean, who are you going to believe? Rational libertarian economists, or those stupid scientists with their "measurements" and "theories"?