Thursday, May 11, 2017

The Rockhouse Thought 'Dragon Skin' Ice Was Ho Hum ... Until We Saw It


Credit: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Phys.org:  Researchers spot rare Antarctic 'dragon-skin' ice


Some of y'all still have an unnatural predilection for ice munching as you desperately cling to the belief the Ice Age isn't over but you have probably never seen ice like this before.  The picture should blow up larger if you click it and it shows some strange stuff.


Here's why dragon ice is so rare.

"Dragon-skin ice is very rare, bizarre, evidence of a darker chaos in the cryospheric realm, not seen in Antarctica since 2007," Dr Williams said.

- PO

Mates, we're screwed now since there's a darker chaos in the cryospheric realm and you know what that means?

Ed:  I don't.  What does it mean?

No idea but it makes dragon ice.  The article is there for the interested student.

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