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A tiny island claimed for years by India and Bangladesh in the Bay of Bengal has disappeared beneath the rising seas, scientists in India say.
Recent satellites images show the whole island under water, says the School of Oceanographic Studies in Calcutta.
Its scientists say other nearby islands could also vanish as sea levels rise.
"What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has been resolved by global warming,
In the past, however, the territorial dispute
Originally posted by wylekat
I'll bet you $$ That this was less 'global warming', since OTHER places around the world haven't sunk like this recently (in fact, I heard of an island being CREATED recently), and it's well more due to tectonics.
Originally posted by SPACEYstranger
lol. Global warming ate my island!!!
CURSE YOU GLOBAL WARMING!
But seriously, cant someone who actually knows something about water movement chirp in on these issues?
Ive been to venice. I think its supposed to disintegrate before it disappears.
[edit on 24-3-2010 by SPACEYstranger]
Originally posted by SPACEYstranger
lol. Global warming ate my island!!!
CURSE YOU GLOBAL WARMING!
But seriously, cant someone who actually knows something about water movement chirp in on these issues?
Ive been to venice. I think its supposed to disintegrate before it disappears.
[edit on 24-3-2010 by SPACEYstranger]
Originally posted by wylekat
reply to post by Phlynx
Here's an easy way to show you what happens when ice melts. Fill a glass with ice. Add some water. Mark the water's level on the glass. Cover the glass (so there's no evaporation- plastic wrap and a rubber band will work. Let her melt- and then remeasure the water level.
Unless certain physical laws have been repealed, water SHRINKS when it melts. Both poles are displacing water (with ice), and even if it melts, the world's oceans wont rise more than a few inches.
If this was global warming, states like Fla would be in a panic because places like Daytona would be washing out to sea! (erosion dont count in this scenario)
"What these two countries could not achieve from years of talking, has been resolved by global warming," said Professor Sugata Hazra of the School of Oceanographic Studies at Jadavpur University in Calcutta.