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Lakes Found Under Antarctic Ice Using Space Lasers

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the space-sharks-still-in-development dept.

Reverse Gear writes "There is a new study circling the media about new lakes found underneath the antarctic ice sheets that apparently empty and fill back up quite fast. 'The scientists allay fears that global warming has created these pockets of water. They say these lakes lie some 2,300 feet below compressed snow and ice, too deep for environmental temperature to reach. However, it is necessary to understand what causes the phenomenon as it can facilitate an understanding of the impact of climate change on the ice sheet in Antarctica.' NASA also has some information on the technique used to detect these lakes."

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  1. Lakes using lasers? by Hognoxious · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lakes can't use lasers. I can only conclude that the lakes are full of sharks.

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    1. Re:Lakes using lasers? by D4rk+Fx · · Score: 5, Funny

      You misread the headline. Apparently the lakes exist under areas where the Antarctic Ice has been using Space Lasers.

  2. ICESAT is Cool by lecithin · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here is everything you want to know about this interesting satellite:

    http://icesat.gsfc.nasa.gov/

    There have been reports of people actually 'seeing' the laser as the satellite goes over:

    http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Oct-2003/0064.html

    New water holes way under the ice. Fun. I wonder if we will find even more 'new species' as was reported here:

    http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/1 1/2336230

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    1. Re:ICESAT is Cool by KDR_11k · · Score: 5, Funny

      If you keep telling people about that soon NASA will be forced through a lawsuit to dangle a huge "Do not look into laser with remaining eye" warning sign from the satellite.

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  3. The next boogeyman? by freeweed · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The scientists allay fears that global warming has created these pockets of water.

    Without taking a side on the issue, does every natural event have to be compared against the global warming checklist now?

    It's like when there's a gas leak (or something equally trivial) in someone's house. The news immediately has to comment that "at this time, authorities say there is no reason to suspect terrorism".

    Have we finished jumping at shadows yet?

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  4. Formula for global warming OMGWTFBBQ!!1! by danbeck · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Step #1: Observe abnormal or extreme environmental phenomena
    Step #2: Locate a "scientist" willing to go on record
    Step #3: Ignore the basic tenets of science. (Observe, theorize, prove/disprove)
    Step #4: WE WILL DIE IN THE NEXT (insert your conveniently difficult to prove or disprove number here) YEARS! OMGWTFBBQ!!1!

    The very fact that this article has to assure people that these underground lakes have nothing to do with global warming should raise a few eyebrows. I can feel the herd of angry Moderators rushing towards me as I type this.