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Earth Growing Due to Melting Glaciers

Posted by michael on from the spare-tire dept.

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."

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  1. The earth is fat ! by gnarlin · · Score: 2, Funny

    The earth is not fat, it's just big boned !

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  2. Re:Alarmists... by GeckoX · · Score: 2, Funny

    We've gone to war on less evidence.


    Oh, well in that case what are we waiting for!
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  3. Re:Hmm. by richie2000 · · Score: 4, Funny
    It's likely earth won't be doomed this time either.

    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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  4. i guess that answers that question by scrytch · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... when a planet stops being a young planet. It starts getting thick around the middle.

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  5. Re:*sigh* by b-baggins · · Score: 2, Funny

    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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