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User ID: 51105139 Germany 12/05/2013 03:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Scientists Discover Massive Freshwater Reserves Underneath The Ocean Floor Australian researchers said Thursday they had established the existence of vast freshwater reserves trapped beneath the ocean floor which could sustain future generations as current sources dwindle. Lead author Vincent Post, from Australia's Flinders University, said that an estimated 500,000 cubic kilometres (120,000 cubic miles) of low-salinity water had been found buried beneath the seabed on continental shelves off Australia, China, North America and South Africa. "The volume of this water resource is a hundred times greater than the amount we've extracted from the Earth's sub-surface in the past century since 1900," said Post of the study, published in the latest edition of Nature. "Freshwater on our planet is increasingly under stress and strain so the discovery of significant new stores off the coast is very exciting. "It means that more options can be considered to help reduce the impact of droughts and continental water shortages." [ link to www.businessinsider.com] "The world will soon wake up to the reality that everyone is broke and can collect nothing from the bankrupt, who are owed unlimited amounts by the insolvent, who are attempting to make late payments on a bank holiday in the wrong country, with an unacceptable currency, against defaulted collateral, of which nobody is sure who holds title."
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 19007330 United States 12/05/2013 03:24 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Scientists Discover Massive Freshwater Reserves Underneath The Ocean Floor this is good news, on the whole, but I'm curious to see the effects that pumping this water would have on the sea floor. I'm assuming it would be similar to oil/gas extraction, but who knows, Water has some unique properties. |
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User ID: 50185407 United States 12/05/2013 03:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Scientists Discover Massive Freshwater Reserves Underneath The Ocean Floor Stupid scientists, now their going to pump fluoride into it! |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 51058537 Finland 12/05/2013 03:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Scientists Discover Massive Freshwater Reserves Underneath The Ocean Floor Extracting it will cost a lot and you can make huge profits by selling it. I guess this is why Nestle's CEO said that water is not a human right. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 17754867 United States 12/05/2013 03:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Scientists Discover Massive Freshwater Reserves Underneath The Ocean Floor Maybe the seafloor is acting like a giant water filter.If so then It could be happening somewhere else! |
dpepper User ID: 51105482 United States 12/05/2013 03:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Scientists Discover Massive Freshwater Reserves Underneath The Ocean Floor This may explain why the giant squids and deep water creatures are floating to the top...their habitat forever damaged. Sad really |