A huge iceberg is on a collision course with Australia. And it’s going to hit below the water line.
I continue to blame George Bush.
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A huge iceberg is on a collision course with Australia. And it’s going to hit below the water line.
I continue to blame George Bush.
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Dr Young said sightings of large icebergs could become more frequent if sea temperatures rise through global warming.
I know what he means, of course, but in the context of the climate studies scandal an apparently loony Tunes statement like that definitely gives the unfortunate impression of climatologists thoroughly unmoored from reality. Dr. Young should learn some mental discipline before he talks in public.
Hmm… It should be summer in the southern hemisphere by now. So, surprise surprise, the ice is melting. Whoopie freakin do. Of course it surely must be global warming *rolls eyes*.
I’ve read that the last time ice bergs were seen frequently around around New Zealand and Southern Australia were in the 19th and early 20th century when they were quite common and documented by whaling vessels. But, the sea ice has been largely absent the last 80 years. Gee, I wonder what global warming phenomena caused such sightings back then.
Whale piss. Imagine the volume voided by a 100-foot blue after a night of heavy drinking.
I think I sighted one of those at the bar last night. Thar she blows
I’m glad they got the glaciologist to explain that ice melts in warm(er) water. Otherwise most of us worldwide, would have remained in the dark on the ice melting issue.
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Mike,
I read that in the last week or two also, and similarly wondered aloud to Mrs. Schtumpy who was to blame then.
After all, G. Bush Sr wasn’t even born then.
Pity they couldn’t herd it into a position near the Murray’s delta and use it for irrigation. The drought has really hit the farmers in southern Australia hard. Its sad to see all that fresh water go to waste.
Thomas
This is EXACTLY what I was going to post.
Hmmm, seems there is money to be made for the person who can work out just a system for harvesting the freshwater of icebergs. Wouldn’t that drive the warmest nuts?
“Hmmm, seems there is money to be made for the person who can work out just a system for harvesting the freshwater of icebergs. Wouldn’t that drive the warmest nuts?”
Too late. They already are nuts!
Dennis,
Great minds think alike 🙂
Mike,
There have been people looking at the idea for a while. Here is a good summary.
http://www.atse.org.au/index.php?sectionid=338
Icebergs as a Water Source?
P G Quilty AM
Honorary Research Professor, School of Earth Sciences, University of Tasmania
Its basically an idea waiting for someone to develop a good business model on and to find an investor with some deep pockets to make it happen. But if successful it would be potentially a huge market (10’s of billions USD), especially in Australia and the Middle East.
Why couldn’t they just get the Tasmanian devil to go out there and turn that thing into easily transportable ice cubes? That guy can cyclone his way through anything.