[chiller]

Ain't it ever. Ice melts at 32F and I doubt it's ever that warm in the artic. Certainly not long enough to melt so much ice. Someone with a brain (maybe that explains it)should have looked elsewhere for a reason for melting ice. Now they've found it.

And who are these Investors Business Daily people....they pour out common sense stuff on a daily basis.

[null and void]

Perfect screen name for this thread...

[Arthur McGowan]

The freezing point of seawater would be lower than 32degF.

[CedarDave]

Would be a fascinating physics project to estimate how much heat the volcanoes put out, how much the water temperature in the area of the volcanoes is raised and how far the water moves before mixing reduces the temperature to ambient at the depth of the volcanoes and/or temperature change with depth.

An interesting discussion of changes in water temperature with depth can be found here:

Temperature of Ocean Water

[proud_yank]

Ice melts at 32F and I doubt it's ever that warm in the artic. Certainly not long enough to melt so much ice.

It gets warmer than that in the Arctic during the summer months, usually towards the end of April or early May, through Sept/Oct.

[thackney]

Salt water takes lower temperatures to freeze.