An international team of researchers was able to provide evidence of explosive volcanism in the deeps of the ice-covered Arctic Ocean for the first time. Researchers from an expedition to the Gakkel Ridge, led by the American Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), report in the current issue of the journal Nature that they discovered, with a specially developed camera, extensive layers of volcanic ash on the seafloor, which indicates a gigantic volcanic eruption.
"The Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD and buried thriving Pompeii under a layer of ash and pumice. Far away in the Arctic Ocean, at 85° N 85° E, a similarly violent volcanic eruption happened almost undetected in 1999 – in this case, however, under a water layer of 4,000 m thickness."
EurekAlert: Fire under the ice
Nature: Explosive volcanism on the ultraslow-spreading Gakkel ridge, Arctic Ocean
I sit here really amused over these arguments as whether AGW is occuring or not.
The reason I'm amused is because I'm sitting here at 3 am Sydney time ( freezing my a$$ off )and the thermometer in my backyard shows 7.5deg c. the weather bureau always predicts 10deg c and always adds the words average .
The same situation occured last year in 2008 where it remained cool until Dec 31 and then temps took off in january and lasted only till the end of Feb. And ohh the howls of global warming which followed the disastrous Victorian fires. Not one mention to this day the criminal negligence of the authorities in allowing the 30 years of forest floor fuel buidup which by the way has not been addressed yet let alone mentioned in the enquiries, which is another disaster in waiting.
I'm sure when it is finally recognised that global warming has stopped occurring and realise that cooling is actually happening the alarmist will now call it AGC ( anthropogenic global cooling.) I wonder who the Al Gore version for AGC will be.
If you are a lay person who believes in AGW for no other reason than 'just in case it's true' here is a line I'd like to sell you. Just think like you do with AGW and don't question it's accuracy.
You know those fire extinguishers that are commonly found in offices with the words CO2 written on them, they are dangerous!! Why because as you now know CO2 absorbs heat and to think that this heat absorbing and heat radiating substance is to be used on a fire. Imagine the disastrous results. The fire fighting authorities have lied to you about this. Demand that all toxic heat absorbing and heat radiating CO2 fire extinguishers be removed immediately. If you dont believe this you are a sceptic.
Schiller,
Some advice. Post only on what you know, and be truthful. I suspect we then wouldn't hear from you again.