Subglacial water that greases the skids could be removed in some cases
merely by drilling a well to create a fountain. Some of that impounded
water has lost its input path, allowing pressure to build up as the ice
moves downhill. The pressure will force it up into cracks in the base ice,
The appropriate rejoinder is often Compared to what?
For example, What if the application is not spatially uniform? Uneven
application results in uneven cooling, therefore pressure differences,
therefore new winds are generated. Assuming spatially homogenous effects
glosses over all that
Excellent presentation, Robert.
Re sinking bags of algae into deep ocean: rotting-to-CO2 happens fast. A
lot in a week. If bag is sealed, hypoxia means much methane.
The idea (2nd half of my push-pull pump) is to sink the new carbon
compounds before this happens, so CO2 is produced in the depths
But philosophical and scientific approach must watch out for the hazards of
reification, as when emissions became a rate when most people think it a
quantity. The terms one picks may frame the whole discussion, as has
happened with global warming becoming the planet's near-surface air temp
