[Peak_Modernity]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051009/ap_ ... ng_everest

It's now 12 feet smaller than measured in 1975. Perhaps that was its "inflation adjusted" high . Glad to see that we're not wasting money on unimportant studies .

[SurvivalAcres]

I read somewhere (couldn't have been HERE could it?) that the amount of oil being extracted from the ground is causing serious subsidence in various locations around the world.

Recently there was a rough calculation on how much oil is extracted and consumed daily - there was a picture of Niagra Falls and we were told to envision 2 hours worth of "flow" to represent the oil consumed daily - that is a LOT of volume.

Purely speculation on what's happening to Everest - but you have to wonder... probably the magma below is being rerouted elsewhere.

[PenultimateManStanding]

'unimportant studies'? Maybe you think ice cores from Greenland are 'unimportant'. Scientific investigation is the most important thing going on in this world. We need to know what's happening real bad. It isn't easy because the data is mischievous.

[Specop_007]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('PenultimateManStanding', ''')unimportant studies'? Maybe you think ice cores from Greenland are 'unimportant'. Scientific investigation is the most important thing going on in this world. We need to know what's happening real bad. It isn't easy because the data is mischievous.

[fossilnut2]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('SurvivalAcres', 'I') read somewhere (couldn't have been HERE could it?) that the amount of oil being extracted from the ground is causing serious subsidence in various locations around the world.

Recently there was a rough calculation on how much oil is extracted and consumed daily - there was a picture of Niagra Falls and we were told to envision 2 hours worth of "flow" to represent the oil consumed daily - that is a LOT of volume.

Purely speculation on what's happening to Everest - but you have to wonder... probably the magma below is being rerouted elsewhere.

[Peak_Modernity]

Of course research is important, but there was no stated purpose for this expedition. All they determined is the they measured inaccurately in 1975. How does this help us like studying ice cores does?

[Aedo]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Peak_Modernity', 'O')f course research is important, but there was no stated purpose for this expedition. All they determined is the they measured inaccurately in 1975. How does this help us like studying ice cores does?

[Peak_Modernity]

They stated that the original measurement was off, I don't know how they decided that.