Melting ice causing Earthquakes

[OohPooPahDoo]

In a new paper in the journal Science, a team of researchers from Swansea University in the UK, the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, and several other institutions explain how the loss of Greenland’s ice can generate glacial earthquakes. In brief: When vast icebergs break off at the end of tidal glaciers, they tumble in the water and jam the glaciers themselves backwards. The result is a seismic event detectable across the Earth.

 

[Freewill]

Melting ice? In your snippet, from somewhere, where is melting ice mentioned? You do understand that the breaking off of the ice, as described in your snippet is normal and has nothing to do with the temperature? Is that why you didn't bother with a link?

Not to worry, as soon as I find the link I will provide it no matter what it says.

 

[Freewill]

Here is a link. I didn't see in the link where they made the connection between warming and the calving of the ice sheet. Seems to me that the Titanic witnessed one of these icebergs.

Giant earthquakes are shaking Greenland and scientists just figured out the disturbing reason why - The Washington Post

From the following site:

Many glaciers terminate at oceans or freshwater lakes which results naturally[5] with the calving of large numbers of icebergs. Calving of Greenland's glaciers produce 12,000 to 15,000 icebergs each year alone.[6]

Calving of ice shelves is usually preceded by a rift.[7] These events are not often observed.

Etymologically, calving is cognatic with calving as in birthing a calf.[8]

Ice calving - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

 

[Delta4Embassy]

Doesn't sound like an earthquake to me. More of an 'impact tremor.'

 

[Rexx Taylor]

if a helicopter dropped al sharpton on Greenland, yah, then they would have an earthquake.

 

[EverCurious]

The "spring back" of a continent from the weight of glacial recession also causes earthquakes. Which is oft why we get earth quakes in the middle of the US.

 

[pwjohn]

And so, what should we conclude with the information at hand ?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

In a new paper in the journal Science, a team of researchers from Swansea University in the UK, the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, and several other institutions explain how the loss of Greenland’s ice can generate glacial earthquakes. In brief: When vast icebergs break off at the end of tidal glaciers, they tumble in the water and jam the glaciers themselves backwards. The result is a seismic event detectable across the Earth.

That's ******* hilarious!!

 

[M14 Shooter]

In a new paper in the journal Science, a team of researchers from Swansea University in the UK, the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, and several other institutions explain how the loss of Greenland’s ice can generate glacial earthquakes. In brief: When vast icebergs break off at the end of tidal glaciers, they tumble in the water and jam the glaciers themselves backwards. The result is a seismic event detectable across the Earth.

Ice breaks off glaciers all the time, a function of their movement into the water.
Been going on since, well, forever.

 

[Old Rocks]

Here is a link. I didn't see in the link where they made the connection between warming and the calving of the ice sheet. Seems to me that the Titanic witnessed one of these icebergs.

Giant earthquakes are shaking Greenland and scientists just figured out the disturbing reason why - The Washington Post

From the following site:

Many glaciers terminate at oceans or freshwater lakes which results naturally[5] with the calving of large numbers of icebergs. Calving of Greenland's glaciers produce 12,000 to 15,000 icebergs each year alone.[6]

Calving of ice shelves is usually preceded by a rift.[7] These events are not often observed.

Etymologically, calving is cognatic with calving as in birthing a calf.[8]

Ice calving - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Mr. Freewill, are you that blind that you cannot see the connection they made between the warming and calving of these glaciers?

Giant earthquakes are shaking Greenland and scientists just figured out the disturbing reason why - The Washington Post

“These are all around magnitude 4.6 to 5.2, they’re all pretty close to magnitude 5,” says Meredith Nettles of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, a co-author of the study. “Which is a pretty big earthquake.”

Granted, these earthquakes aren’t caused by faults – they’re caused by massive movements of ice and how those impact the ground beneath. Compared with the early 1990s, Nettles says, scientists are now measuring seven times as many of these glacial earthquakes coming from Greenland — the rate has shot up as the ice sheet has begun to lose more mass from the calving of icebergs at the front end of glaciers.
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“The earthquakes are not themselves destabilizing the ice sheet,” says Nettles, “but they are a marker of the fact that the ice sheet is getting smaller and retreating.”

And that’s where the admittedly tiny piece of good news from all of this comes in. Because these earthquakes are so big, and detectable anywhere with seismic equipment, they can actually be used to track how much ice Greenland is losing. They’re like the pulse of ice loss. So because Greenland will not go quietly, at least we will know how fast it is leaving us.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Global Warming is also causing the Sun to cool.

Uh huh

 

[Freewill]

Here is a link. I didn't see in the link where they made the connection between warming and the calving of the ice sheet. Seems to me that the Titanic witnessed one of these icebergs.

Giant earthquakes are shaking Greenland and scientists just figured out the disturbing reason why - The Washington Post

From the following site:

Many glaciers terminate at oceans or freshwater lakes which results naturally[5] with the calving of large numbers of icebergs. Calving of Greenland's glaciers produce 12,000 to 15,000 icebergs each year alone.[6]

Calving of ice shelves is usually preceded by a rift.[7] These events are not often observed.

Etymologically, calving is cognatic with calving as in birthing a calf.[8]

Ice calving - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Mr. Freewill, are you that blind that you cannot see the connection they made between the warming and calving of these glaciers?

Giant earthquakes are shaking Greenland and scientists just figured out the disturbing reason why - The Washington Post

“These are all around magnitude 4.6 to 5.2, they’re all pretty close to magnitude 5,” says Meredith Nettles of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, a co-author of the study. “Which is a pretty big earthquake.”

Granted, these earthquakes aren’t caused by faults – they’re caused by massive movements of ice and how those impact the ground beneath. Compared with the early 1990s, Nettles says, scientists are now measuring seven times as many of these glacial earthquakes coming from Greenland — the rate has shot up as the ice sheet has begun to lose more mass from the calving of icebergs at the front end of glaciers.
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“The earthquakes are not themselves destabilizing the ice sheet,” says Nettles, “but they are a marker of the fact that the ice sheet is getting smaller and retreating.”

And that’s where the admittedly tiny piece of good news from all of this comes in. Because these earthquakes are so big, and detectable anywhere with seismic equipment, they can actually be used to track how much ice Greenland is losing. They’re like the pulse of ice loss. So because Greenland will not go quietly, at least we will know how fast it is leaving us.

Calving is natural. Even in the words you provided warming is not mention at all. So tell me, if the ice sheets are retreating then why are they implying there is more calving? Does it have to make sense or do we just push the I believe button?

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Here is a link. I didn't see in the link where they made the connection between warming and the calving of the ice sheet. Seems to me that the Titanic witnessed one of these icebergs.

Giant earthquakes are shaking Greenland and scientists just figured out the disturbing reason why - The Washington Post

From the following site:

Many glaciers terminate at oceans or freshwater lakes which results naturally[5] with the calving of large numbers of icebergs. Calving of Greenland's glaciers produce 12,000 to 15,000 icebergs each year alone.[6]

Calving of ice shelves is usually preceded by a rift.[7] These events are not often observed.

Etymologically, calving is cognatic with calving as in birthing a calf.[8]

Ice calving - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Mr. Freewill, are you that blind that you cannot see the connection they made between the warming and calving of these glaciers?

Giant earthquakes are shaking Greenland and scientists just figured out the disturbing reason why - The Washington Post

“These are all around magnitude 4.6 to 5.2, they’re all pretty close to magnitude 5,” says Meredith Nettles of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, a co-author of the study. “Which is a pretty big earthquake.”

Granted, these earthquakes aren’t caused by faults – they’re caused by massive movements of ice and how those impact the ground beneath. Compared with the early 1990s, Nettles says, scientists are now measuring seven times as many of these glacial earthquakes coming from Greenland — the rate has shot up as the ice sheet has begun to lose more mass from the calving of icebergs at the front end of glaciers.
.........................................................................................................................................

“The earthquakes are not themselves destabilizing the ice sheet,” says Nettles, “but they are a marker of the fact that the ice sheet is getting smaller and retreating.”

And that’s where the admittedly tiny piece of good news from all of this comes in. Because these earthquakes are so big, and detectable anywhere with seismic equipment, they can actually be used to track how much ice Greenland is losing. They’re like the pulse of ice loss. So because Greenland will not go quietly, at least we will know how fast it is leaving us.

Did Mann tree Ring show any signs of Calving?

What about Hobbes?

 

[Freewill]

Here is a link. I didn't see in the link where they made the connection between warming and the calving of the ice sheet. Seems to me that the Titanic witnessed one of these icebergs.

Giant earthquakes are shaking Greenland and scientists just figured out the disturbing reason why - The Washington Post

From the following site:

Many glaciers terminate at oceans or freshwater lakes which results naturally[5] with the calving of large numbers of icebergs. Calving of Greenland's glaciers produce 12,000 to 15,000 icebergs each year alone.[6]

Calving of ice shelves is usually preceded by a rift.[7] These events are not often observed.

Etymologically, calving is cognatic with calving as in birthing a calf.[8]

Ice calving - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Mr. Freewill, are you that blind that you cannot see the connection they made between the warming and calving of these glaciers?

Giant earthquakes are shaking Greenland and scientists just figured out the disturbing reason why - The Washington Post

“These are all around magnitude 4.6 to 5.2, they’re all pretty close to magnitude 5,” says Meredith Nettles of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University, a co-author of the study. “Which is a pretty big earthquake.”

Granted, these earthquakes aren’t caused by faults – they’re caused by massive movements of ice and how those impact the ground beneath. Compared with the early 1990s, Nettles says, scientists are now measuring seven times as many of these glacial earthquakes coming from Greenland — the rate has shot up as the ice sheet has begun to lose more mass from the calving of icebergs at the front end of glaciers.
.........................................................................................................................................

“The earthquakes are not themselves destabilizing the ice sheet,” says Nettles, “but they are a marker of the fact that the ice sheet is getting smaller and retreating.”

And that’s where the admittedly tiny piece of good news from all of this comes in. Because these earthquakes are so big, and detectable anywhere with seismic equipment, they can actually be used to track how much ice Greenland is losing. They’re like the pulse of ice loss. So because Greenland will not go quietly, at least we will know how fast it is leaving us.

Did Mann tree Ring show any signs of Calving?

What about Hobbes?

Only shows signs on the trees of the genus Seismic palustris

 

[boedicca]

Oh Noeeessss!!!! There goes Guam all tipping over and stuff!