Antarctic Volcano, Under The Melting Ice

This image released by NASA in 2002 shows Antarctica. A powerful volcano erupted under the icesheet of West Antarctica around 2,000 years ago and it might still be active today, a finding that prompts questions about ice loss from the white continent, British scientists report on Sunday.
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How big might is this volcano? According to news reports(and you know how accurate that can be) it's about 8800 square miles in total area. The volcano erupted under the icesheet of West Antarctica around 2,000 years ago and it might still be active today, a finding that prompts questions about ice loss from the white continent, British scientists report on Sunday.

The explosive event -- rated "severe" to "cataclysmic" on an international scale of volcanic force -- punched a massive breach in the icesheet and spat out a plume some 12,000 metres (eight miles) into the sky, they calculate.

Most of Antarctica is seismically stable. But its western part lies on a rift in Earth's crust that gives rise to occasional volcanism and geothermal heat, occurring on the Antarctic coastal margins.

I wonder if this seismically active region, like the Gakkel Ridge in the Arctic Ocean might have anything to do with the melting of ice that is being reported under the banner of Anthropogenic global warming? Or do you think that the alarmists are blaming man for global warming to further their world fascists government desires? Tough choice, you decide.

I ran a quick experiment recently, I asked everyone I met, at least those that would chat, if they believed in man made global warming. If yes I then asked the followup question, how do you know? Not one had the slighest clue, they all went on what the TV person of Al Gore had said. But the fact remained, not one had a clue, and not one person said the sun might be to blame. Go figure.