Posted on 02/03/2012 5:50:32 AM PST by Joe the Pimpernel
Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica, seen from NASA's Terra satellite. NASA/GSFC/METI/ERSDAC/JAROS; U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team.
Antarctica is so vast that the pictures give you no sense of scale. The pencil-thin line across the satellite image of Pine Island Glacier (above) is actually more than 18 miles long, 800 feet across in places, and 180 feet deep.
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
Giant crack in the ice.
Lost team of Russian scientists at Lake Vostok.
Something got loose.
WE’RE DOOMED~!!!
“These things happen on a semi-regular basis in both the Arctic and Antarctic...”...said John Sonntag, Instrument Team Lead for Operation IceBridge, ...”
He’s gonna get in trouble with the global warming people for saying that
One of the scientist involve basically states, that this is a ‘normal’ occurance.
““These things happen on a semi-regular basis in both the Arctic and Antarctic, but it’s still a fairly large event,” said John Sonntag, “
But the ‘writer’ of the article just HAD to add this:
“To scientists, this is more than a vast spectacle. Both polar caps are losing ice, and researchers studying the world’s climate say they want to understand the process.”
Nope. No ‘subtle’ agenda there..
Bush’s fault.
He cracked the ice.
Somewhere, Marion Barry smiles.
Obama will fill it with your tax dollars......
Lol!!
I saw a crack in a planet, guess which one?
"Run in circles; scream and shout!"
When hairline cracks appear in the A380, it’s no big deal. So what’s the problem here?
It is contrary to the nature of their job, but considering how generally ignorant and frequently stupid most reporters are it would be nice if they just shut up for awhile. It would give the rest of us time for our eye muscles to recover from excessive rolling each time we come across one of these articles.
Plumber’s union parade?
Hahahaha! Must’ve seen her in the changing room during her $50,000 undies shopping spree.
The article says it will “probably” float northward. DUH! Ya Think? With Antarctica at the southern most point of the globe, there is only one way for it to go.
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