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Tremors Mean Antarctic Volcanism May Be Heating Up
The L.A. Times reports on the discovery of seismic events (nearly 1400 tremors were recorded by researchers in 2010-2011) which seem to indicate the presence of volcanic activity 15 to 20 miles beneath the surface of western Antarctica. According to the article, "The area of activity lies close to the youngest in a chain of volcanoes that formed over several million years, and the characteristics and depth of the seismic events are consistent with those found in volcanic areas of Alaska’a Aleutian Islands, the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii and Mt. Pinatubo in the Philippines, the study concludes." Volcanism isn't a new discovery (Mt. Waesche, a volcanic mountain, is the believed origin of some ash mentioned in the article), but the newly detected seismic activity may be a harbinger for local melting from below of the Antarctic ice sheet, and possibly have long-term effects on the flow patterns of the overlying ice.
You know, I watch Star Trek shows. I see that there's almost NO fat chicks. Can't remember seeing any ever. Truly this is an advanced civilization!
Obviously this volcano activity is caused by global warming and is the fault of old white men in the first world nations. The penguins demand reparations now!
Listen, as long as the topic of global warming comes up and someone claims how they can save us all if we just raise taxes to force the majority of the population who aren't rich or privileged into the stone age with the hopes that someone will some day come up with a way to bring us back out, you can expect comments about it.
Unless the GP I was responding to is a puppet account of yours, you really do not need to bother yourself with this and can simply move along if you do not care for it. Just don't find a virgin to offer the volcanoes hoping to appease it as that doesn't work and a lot of /.ers might become overly frightened to find you looking for one.