Hank Roberts wrote: > William M Connolley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone believe it? > > I asked a while back in the 'Why Do Science in Antarctica' about some > of the reports --- remember 'Rapid Drumlin Formation'? at the time you > said you didn't know about it. I wondered who else at your shop might > know, since it seemed a rather dramatic bit of news that these > structures we've thought were longterm things could happen under the > ice and very fast. > > So I guess my question back to you is, who at BAS is familiar with the > new reports about water and mud flow under the ice, outburst floods, > and such that underlies the new concerns? And where are they > publishing or blogging?
I wouldn't read too much into one piece of research (and still less into one journalist's report of same) but this does paint a picture of relatively stable ice sheets (at least, Greenland): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/sci/tech/6276576.stm James --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
