Summary
In "Waterworld," a not highly regarded sci-fi movie of 1995, Earth's cities have been under water for generations because the polar ice caps melted. Kevin Costner and other survivors float about on ships, fighting to survive.
Is there any way short of the melting of a ridiculous quantity of ice by which the United States could become a Waterworld? Surprisingly, the answer seems to be yes, according to two studies by University of Utah scientists Derrick Hasterok and David Chapman, published in a recent issue of the Journal of Geophysical Research.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Has 'Waterworld' Potential
All that would be necessary is for the rocks underlying the United States to be the same temperature as those beneath most of Canada.
The heat of Earth's crust derives from the molten core far beneath the surface. The fiery core is hot b...See the full content of this document
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