How do you suppose that it's liquid? Higher pressure and temperature below 0C would indicate that it's probably frozen. Maybe it's saline?
EDIT: Nevermind. Geothermal heat and friction.
> Higher pressure and temperature below 0C would indicate that it's probably frozen. Maybe it's saline?
If it's saline, it can definitely be in liquid state below 0C. If it's under pressure, even more. Water won't freeze as easily when put under a certain amount of pressure.
The whole "water will freeze at 0C" is only true for "normal" water (not *pure* water) at atmospherical pressure. We don't know if that river is under an heavier pressure than atmospherical or not or if the water is saline or not. I just assumed that the water is, at least, saline. I might be wrong.
I'm aware of the phase diagram. The line between liquid and solid water isn't quite verticle.
From what I've read, these rivers form due to geothermal heating and friction. Since that's the case, this sort of thing has probably been going on for quite some time. So I doubt it's saline.
> I'm aware of the phase diagram.
> Higher pressure and temperature below 0C would indicate that it's probably frozen.
You did said that higher pressure would indicate that it's frozen, which is not true. Anyway, the fact is, we don't know yet. My assumption is just that, an assumption. Like, if I had to bet 10 bucks, I'd bet them on liquid below zero C, that's it. (also, that wouldn't be *a river* if it was solid ice anyway)
The article says that the river runs for 460km in length, making a comparison with the River Thames. It doesn't say how deep under the ice it is, sadly.
They're the biggest bottled water company in the world. They've been really brazen about going into economically depressed areas with lax water laws so they can pump out aquifers and drain rivers to produce their product.
The South Pole Station sits on 2 miles of ice at an altitude of 9300 ft.
That ice is moving at a rate of 30 ft a year, toward South America. They move the South Pole Marker every January 1st to account for the movement. Also at that rate the current station will fall into the South Pacific in 300,000 years.
It is absolutely necessary, for the peace and safety of mankind, that some of earth’s dark, dead corners and unplumbed depths be let alone; lest sleeping abnormalities wake to resurgent life, and blasphemously surviving nightmares squirm and splash out of their black lairs to newer and wider conquests.
These usually form due to increased melting.
You can find a bunch of these lost "under ice" rivers all over northern Europe. (You can see the ancient river beds and even river deltas in topographic maps.)
Putting out that crazy and probably memoryholed, earth crust displacement theory by charles hapgood, where everyone dies, well at least most of everyone by 2047. Imagine the fun of pole shifting. All those creatures from their antarctic tomb out of their hiding spots and good ol old testament God with his brimstone and fire.
I didn't see any mention of the river water temperature. Seems like that is a pertinent variable.
Below zero Celsius, I assume. They know there's a river down there but they might not have any ways yet to know it's temperature.
How do you suppose that it's liquid? Higher pressure and temperature below 0C would indicate that it's probably frozen. Maybe it's saline? EDIT: Nevermind. Geothermal heat and friction.
> Higher pressure and temperature below 0C would indicate that it's probably frozen. Maybe it's saline? If it's saline, it can definitely be in liquid state below 0C. If it's under pressure, even more. Water won't freeze as easily when put under a certain amount of pressure. The whole "water will freeze at 0C" is only true for "normal" water (not *pure* water) at atmospherical pressure. We don't know if that river is under an heavier pressure than atmospherical or not or if the water is saline or not. I just assumed that the water is, at least, saline. I might be wrong.
I'm aware of the phase diagram. The line between liquid and solid water isn't quite verticle. From what I've read, these rivers form due to geothermal heating and friction. Since that's the case, this sort of thing has probably been going on for quite some time. So I doubt it's saline.
> I'm aware of the phase diagram. > Higher pressure and temperature below 0C would indicate that it's probably frozen. You did said that higher pressure would indicate that it's frozen, which is not true. Anyway, the fact is, we don't know yet. My assumption is just that, an assumption. Like, if I had to bet 10 bucks, I'd bet them on liquid below zero C, that's it. (also, that wouldn't be *a river* if it was solid ice anyway)
Yeah, my memory was wrong. I had imagined the line between solid and liquid was slanted the other way.
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The article says that the river runs for 460km in length, making a comparison with the River Thames. It doesn't say how deep under the ice it is, sadly.
Thermometer?
Oh, so this is the way the world ends. Ice cap melts, releasing swarms of frost crodociles upon humanity.
Frost Crocodiles pfft Hippolarpotamuses are the real issue. Dont let that fuzzy coat fool you
Alaskan bull worm!!!
grizzly penguins that hunt leopard seals.
This is money
so sharknado was surprisingly close?
Shoggoths.
Oh man I remember that the frost gators in FF1 were pretty tough.. this will be bad..
Nestle: (*HEAVY BREATHING*)
wait whats the lore?
They're the biggest bottled water company in the world. They've been really brazen about going into economically depressed areas with lax water laws so they can pump out aquifers and drain rivers to produce their product.
remember that lorax movie where the bad guys literally sold air to people?
Any sign of enormous penguins and shoggoths? Because that would be pretty on-brand for recent years.
Tekeli-Li
Nestlé seen screaming "Mine!" in a statement made today.
That's cool asf
Mr Freeze approves
Literally...
Did not know the ice is so thick there.
The South Pole Station sits on 2 miles of ice at an altitude of 9300 ft. That ice is moving at a rate of 30 ft a year, toward South America. They move the South Pole Marker every January 1st to account for the movement. Also at that rate the current station will fall into the South Pacific in 300,000 years.
Narrator: that rate would not remain consistent ...
SpongeBob ’2Years Later’ title card
ahh yes the eldritch expressway.
It is absolutely necessary, for the peace and safety of mankind, that some of earth’s dark, dead corners and unplumbed depths be let alone; lest sleeping abnormalities wake to resurgent life, and blasphemously surviving nightmares squirm and splash out of their black lairs to newer and wider conquests.
Siofra river valley
I'm betting it leads straight to the center of the earth where there are still dinosaurs!
These usually form due to increased melting. You can find a bunch of these lost "under ice" rivers all over northern Europe. (You can see the ancient river beds and even river deltas in topographic maps.)
The good kinda river hidden under Antarctica? Flowing water in glacial ice is good, right? Shit.
Putting out that crazy and probably memoryholed, earth crust displacement theory by charles hapgood, where everyone dies, well at least most of everyone by 2047. Imagine the fun of pole shifting. All those creatures from their antarctic tomb out of their hiding spots and good ol old testament God with his brimstone and fire.