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Registered: September 14, 2007
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Did you know that many countries who have claimed land around the poles are arguing over who gets what underwater land after the caps melt? And one of those countries is the United States. What do you say? Would you prefer to expand your country at the expense of the whole world?
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Registered: November 05, 2004
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No, *you* don't know what you're talking about because you didn't bother to look into the issue past the first post. Again.
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Registered: August 15, 2007
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im not so sure that you know what your talking about, because here's what i read - the united states and other countries are causing global warming so they can claim useless land thats thousands of feet under the ocean.
that has got to be one of the stupidest things i've heard in a while.
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Registered: November 05, 2004
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Bah. That's all I have to say to that.
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Registered: February 22, 2004
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Registered: November 05, 2004
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Yeah, well, I had a source and you guessed. Hmph.
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Registered: February 22, 2004
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quote: But it's more about shipping routes than actual land.
So beat you to that
"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done"."
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Registered: May 07, 2003
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quote: Greenland, for instance, has a giant hole in the middle of it. It's not visible because of the permafrost, but if the ice were to melt, Greenland would be more of a giant crescent than a big island.
Ooh! I've seen Greenland! We flew over it on our way home from Germany!
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Registered: November 05, 2004
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Surprisingly enough, this may be true. But it's more about shipping routes than actual land. There's a little article about it in the November 2007 issue of Discover, page 18.
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Registered: September 14, 2007
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[QUOTE) Issue number? Page of Article? Author of Article?[/QUOTE] I'll work on that. I hope to tell you on Monday.
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Registered: January 15, 2003
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quote: Originally posted by artemisgirl: quote: Originally posted by EarthGoddess:
Source, please.
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Registered: February 22, 2004
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and that land is useful... how? if we want land under water most nations already have plenty of territorial waters to develop and most of the arctic waters are supposedly international waters however... this makes slightly more sense http://www.military.com/NewsContent/0,13319,156722,00.html?ESRC=eb.nlthey're not after land-based resources nor do they want the polar cap to melt away completely. It's all about shipping and strategic capabilities. They don't give a rats ass about the land on the bottom it's the water itself
"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done"."
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Registered: September 14, 2007
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quote: Originally posted by ampmaster:
*tosses a flag* bullshit call on the field
1. the arctic cap is primarily ice sooo... what land?
The land under the water.
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Registered: September 14, 2007
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quote: Originally posted by EarthGoddess:
Source, please.
Current Events Magazine Read it in class.
Love is Learned. Learn to Love All Things, Especially Your Fears
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Registered: November 05, 2004
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Antarctica has land beneath the ice, but the Arctic is primarily floating ice anchored by a few islands. Greenland, for instance, has a giant hole in the middle of it. It's not visible because of the permafrost, but if the ice were to melt, Greenland would be more of a giant crescent than a big island. Anyways, I haven't heard this anywhere, so I'm guessing it's no more than a rumor.
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Registered: February 22, 2004
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*tosses a flag* bullshit call on the field 1. the arctic cap is primarily ice sooo... what land? 2. Antarctica is already divided up any way 3. at two distinct points in the time frame of recorded human history earth has been distinctly warmer then it is currently. 1100 BC had the planet at something like 64 degrees on average and in 1300 AD the planet was 4 or 5 degrees warmer then present (don't have exact numbers, chart isn't in front of me at present) Source: Climitologist Cliff Harris 4. source it or shove it
"The very existence of flamethrowers proves that sometime, somewhere, someone said to themselves, "You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done"."
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Registered: January 15, 2003
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