Monday, February 02, 2004

Dear Earthtalk,

Is it possible that the lifting of the pressure from billions upon billions of tons of the ice on Earth's South pole and Northern hemispere glaciers could reduce Earth's internal pressure and cause a lowering of the tectonic plates around the equator? Has any computer modeling been done taking this into account, and is there any record geologically of warm periods in the Earth's history coinciding with large shifts in the positions of equatorial plates, adding to the effect of a rise in sea level? (Think of what would happen to a spinning ball if you squeezed it at the top and bottom and then let go.)

Thank you,

Dan Stafford

No guarantee they'll pick this question but it should be asked.

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