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happyslug

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11. That is NOT boiling water, but upswelling of still cold water

Mon Apr 30, 2012, 11:49 PM

Apr 2012

The article used the term "Boiling" and I addressed it. You do have boiling water in the Antarctic do to the Volcanoes, but what is being describe is NOT something boiling but water being pushed upward as the ice over top of it sinks for various reasons. To call it boiling is at best inaccurate and worse misleading. I have seen such swelling (On a small scale on the local creeks and streams when you have ice over unfrozen water and the ice breaks up AND some of the water is pushed out of the way of the Ice). The ice swelling does NOT look like boiling water, it looks more like water escaping from a hose with air mixed in with the water.

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Nature: Antarctica Is Melting From Below [View all] kristopher Apr 2012 OP

Important longship Apr 2012 #1

k&r (nt) enough Apr 2012 #2

And the Source of this Heat? Demeter Apr 2012 #3

Generally speaking... kristopher Apr 2012 #4

Two sources, one not a problem, the other the major cause happyslug Apr 2012 #5

Thank you, that was very helpful and informative Demeter Apr 2012 #6

I'm afraid this has nothing to do with a volcano. kristopher Apr 2012 #7

There are Volcanos in Antarctica and there are a factor happyslug Apr 2012 #8

The context of the quote shows it is not about volcanism kristopher Apr 2012 #9

The heat hitting Antarctica is NOT enough to cause water to boil happyslug Apr 2012 #10

The context of the quote shows it is not about volcanism kristopher May 2012 #12

That is NOT boiling water, but upswelling of still cold water happyslug Apr 2012 #11

. kristopher May 2012 #13