Re: Quakes

On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:21:13 +0000, Gloria
<enquires@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:32:42 -0000, "Pat Gardiner"
<patgardiner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


"Peter Duncanson" <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Wed, 28 Nov 2007 15:18:55 +0000, Oz <Oz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:


Been a lot of earthquakes on the asian-australian plate boundary of
late. The more recent being:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/

I'm just waiting for someone to claim that this is a result of
Global Warming.

It is the result of global warming. The plates expand as they get hotter.
What you need to do is pump water into central California to cool things
down.

It so happens that we do a very nice line in mega pumps. Prices on
application. Buy now, pay 2050. Strict no returns policy.

Merchandising Vice President.
Acme Water Pump Company Inc.

If we can dig miles underground for oil, why cant we do it for heat!
Imagine if we could pipe that energy. That would reduce global warming
somewhat.

Hardly. The geothermal energy would be moved from where it is
safely contained [1], into the atmosphere where it will
contribute to global warming.

Don't forget that global warming is a phenomenon of the surface
and atmosphere of the earth. The vast majority of the earth is
utterly unaffected.

Here we are, concerned about too much heat from the Sun getting
through the atmosphere, and you are suggesting warming the
atmosphere from geothermal sources. This is not a good idea.

[1] The heat flow from the interior to the surface is only
1/20,000 as great as the energy received from the Sun.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_%28geology%29

--
Peter Duncanson, UK
(in uk.business.agriculture)
.

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