Hold the High Ground

The Global Warming Death Cult had better not wish for too much cooling of the planet, for that too may cause the sea levels to rise.

Well, not so much rise as cause the land to sink.

Heat from the Earth’s deep interior helps keep much of North America afloat by warming the continental crust and making it buoyant, scientists say.

If not for this effect, many American coastal cities would lie beneath the sea.

“We have shown for the first time that temperature differences within the Earth’s crust and upper mantle explain about half of the elevation of any given place in North America,” said study team member David Chapman of the University of Utah. Rock composition differences can explain the other half, he added.

Using previously published data of how rock density varies with depth in North America’s crust, the researchers created a hypothetical continental crust with a uniform thickness and composition.

“Once we’ve done that, we can see the thermal effect,” Chapman explained. The researchers could then calculate how much heat flow contributes to elevation in each of the 36 tectonic provinces, or “mini-plates,” of North America.

The findings are detailed in two studies published in the Journal of Geophysical-Solid Earth, a publication of the American Geophysical Union.

The research shows that cities such as New York would drop over 1400 feet below the sea. Boston, over 1800 feet and LA would be under almost 3800 feet of water.

Let’s see here: We’d lose Schumer and Clinton, Kennedy and Kerry, and Feinstein and Boxer.

Seattle, on the other hand, would gain nearly 5500 feet of elevation, though I believe the ensuing cataclysm would pretty much level it.

I’m looking at Idaho in my not too distant future, so you know I’m rooting for some of that Global Cooling, baby.

Of course, it would all be Bush’s fault, but I don’t think his poll numbers would suffer much from their current standing.