[JimSEA]

This article makes sense. It also has no real relationship to the AGW folks. Plate movements, splits, collisions, volcanism and the like are the engine behind climate change. This article has implications to the cycle of ice ages we're in a warm period of just now.

[ClearCase_guy]

The sun MIGHT affect our climate.
Molten rock coming to the surface of the earth MIGHT affect our climate.

The only thing we can say for sure is that your SUV affects the climate. The rest is mere speculation ...

[immadashell]

...but the cause of rapid transition between glacial and interglacial periods has remained a mystery.

thank god algore is here to explain everything. Right?

[ShadowAce]

Hmmm---

"hydro" -- water
"thermal" -- heat
"activity" -- change

uhh--duh??

[immadashell]

Lund says, "Mid-ocean range magmatism -- the release of molten rock through volcanic vents or fissures -- is driven by seafloor spreading and decompression melting of the upper mantle"

So all Soetoro has to do is issue an executive order banning seafloor spreading! Problem solved.

[immadashell]

Lund says, "Mid-ocean range magmatism -- the release of molten rock through volcanic vents or fissures -- is driven by seafloor spreading and decompression melting of the upper mantle"

Enter algore in search of his next billion dollars, introducing his latest global warming development - the invention of the deep water staple gun to hold the rift together.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Well, well. The release of many cubic kilometers of molten magma along the mid-ocean ridges, warms the ocean water. Who’d’a thunk it??

[Ozark Tom]

The current greater water depth over the fissure zone would now be suppressing the heat releasing process. Once ice formation (glacial increase) removes sufficient water pressure (less ocean depth) over the volcanic zones, more heat should enter the oceans.

Change the average ocean density by displacing water with air filled volumes, and test the theory. A long time lag exists between ocean depth changes and volcanic response to the overburden pressure change. The experiment might have to run for a long time for measurable results.

[JRios1968]

Hydrothermal activity along the mid-ocean ridge system suggests that the release of molten rock, or magma, in response to changes in sea level plays a significant role in the earth's climate.

Underwater volcanoes driving SUVs?