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The North Pole becomes an 'island' for the first time in history as ice melts

by Jim Stewart
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  • Profile picture of the author myob
    Wow! That is so cool!
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  • Profile picture of the author Thomas
    Cheaper Asian imports?
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    • Profile picture of the author Thomas Wilkinson
      What have polar bears ever done for us?
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      • Profile picture of the author HeySal
        There's a lot of subterranian volcanoes going off right now so there will probably be all sorts of sea warming for awhile. Molten hot lava does that.
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        • Profile picture of the author Indiana
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          • Profile picture of the author HeySal
            Yeah Indy - more ice formed last winter than in 15 years - but the shelves still collapsed. They were hinged a bit precariously in the first place. I'm sure that is what they are talking about. Not due to warming, though -- unless it's the underwater warming from those volcanoes that are spewing up around the Kermadec Islands - a few off the coast of Washington, too so who knows what is actually going on - it's not lack of ice, we know that one....or should anyway. Lot of Seismic activity too - could be because of the volcanoes, too but whatever the reason I'm thinking some of that ice is just plain shaking loose - you saw that string of seismic energy going on up in the Alaska region last month? Somewhere around 400 quakes in 48 hours right around the time the shelves collapsed. Some of that shake was probably volcanically connected, too. Doesn't matter if it was or wasn't. When shaking starts, stuff collapses.
            I'm just surprised and relieved nobody tried to tax us for it. :rolleyes:
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