But, no mention.
I suspect the impact is quite small.
However, it was the first thing I thought about, so some science based data would have been appropriate and helpful.
at a minimum, it’s another thing that the completely didn’t know before.
Funny how new things just keep being discovered.
Both impactful and small.
We should build a spa there.
The top three feet of a chimney nearly 40 feet tall are visible as the arm of a remotely operated vehicle reaches in to sample fluids. The vent is part of the northernmost hydrothermal vent field yet seen and sampled. (Credit: Centre for Geobiology/U. of Bergen)
But, no mention.
What makes you think that 570 degree water might have any effect on sea ice?
Since that has the possibility of throwing cold water (pardon the pun) on the AGW theories, you must be one of those oil-company-funded holocaust climate chage deniers that I keep reading about. You guys are everywhere.
There are plenty of articles about that. In fact not long ago about some volcanic activity found under the pole ice. Try looking at "friends of science" They keep a large archive of links to articles and research papers.
There have always been areas of ocean in the Arctic that do not freeze over in the coldest winters. IIRC, they are called polnyas (sp?). That seems to be an area where we should be looking for upwelling warm water. There is one North of Canada among the islands. See http://www.lermanet.com/antarcticmelt/
Those vents are just so fascinating! There was a show on the Science channel the other night about ‘underwater volcanoes’, and it mentioned vents like this. They are just TEEMING with all kinds of life; some things that scientists had never seen before they found these vents.
Not small, if as is evidently the case, there are hundreds of volcanoes etc. in the arctic venting heat into the ocean.