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Newly Discovered Meltwater Streams Flow Beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet

Posted by timothy on from the streams-of-whiskey-they-are-flowing dept.

The Telegraph reports that previously undetected streams of meltwater have been observed beneath the Antarctic ice sheet. "The streams of water, some of which are 250m in height and stretch for hundreds of kilometres, could be destabilising parts of the Antarctic ice shelf immediately around them and speeding up melting, researchers said. However, they added that it remains unclear how the localised effects of the channels will impact on the future of the floating ice sheet as a whole. The British researchers used satellite images and radar data to measure variations in the height of the Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf in West Antarctica, which reveal how thick the ice is." The paper itself is paywalled, but the abstract is available online.

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  1. There always has been water flow under the ice by SpaceLifeForm · · Score: 0, Troll

    It is when it is visible because of the lack of ice that some of the global warming deniers will wake up. Maybe.

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    You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner.
    1. Re:There always has been water flow under the ice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      Um... The Antarctic is GROWING. And the Global Warming hypothesis is collapsing. You have your propaganda hat on the wrong way... :)

  2. Re:Is the end nigh again? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Now, next year (and years), when they measure those streams, if the aggregate volume is up, I'll nod in agreement when someone says "this could be a result of warming." Even more meaningful, if the trend continues upwards, we have an actual indicator. But right now we have the equivalent of "hey, here's a traffic signal" with absolutely no indication of if it's red, green, or broken.

    No you wont, not if you're republican. The data for global warming is absolutely conclusive, and half the 'Merikins don't believe it.

  3. Re:Is the end nigh again? by Pino+Grigio · · Score: -1, Troll

    The seas aren't warming up. Antarctic sea ice is growing. The BBC are warmist shills.

  4. Re:Is the end nigh again? by Pino+Grigio · · Score: 0, Troll

    What a load of utter tripe. Antarctic ice sheet gains exceed losses. I would link to NASA but due to budget difficulties, their website appears to be down.

    Listen, here's the deal: You lost. Your narrative of catastrophic climate change due to man emitting Co2 into the atmosphere is a busted flush. Get over it.