From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Sun Jul 28 2002 - 17:04:39 MDT
Charles Hixson wrote:
>
> On Thursday 25 July 2002 14:33, Mike Lorrey wrote:
> >
> > THe fact is that Antarctica's ice cap is highly stable
> > (it's been totally stable for the last 14 million
> > years) and will continue to become more stable and
> > colder as long as the continent is tectonically....
>
> Try it this way. Some parts of the ice cap were measured to have been stable
> for the last 14 million years. Then I'll agree with you. OTOH, other parts
> of the ice cap have increased the speed with which they flow toward the
> ocean. This is to be expected, as with every degree which the temperature of
> the ice increases, the structural strength decreases.
Uh, no. The flows of today do not result from present temperatures, they
result from excessive ice buildup in areas 600 years ago. The ice has
been moving down and outward for quite a while, with the increased flow
finally reaching the particular area the catastrophists were measuring
in recent years.
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