Earth's Inner Heat Keeps Cities Afloat

If it weren't for the hot rocks down below Earth's crust, most of North America would be below sea level, report researchers who say the significance of Earth's internal heat has been overlooked.
Without it, mile-high Denver would be 727 feet below sea level, the scientists calculate, and New York City, more than a quarter-mile below. Los Angeles would be almost three-quarters of a mile beneath the Pacific.
In fact most of the United States would ... Full Story »

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by Stephen Onisko - Oct. 1, 2008

The article was worth a read only because it raised the issue of what life is all about...ie living between a hot rock and a hard (cold) place (space). Ufffff. We should realize that we live in a very wonderful and tenuous place in this vast universe. The only thing that protects our sweet butts is a thin breathable atmosphere that is only about five miles thick. I must admit I am more worried about polluting this nice protecive blanket that surrounds us than I am about the land sinking or the seas rising.

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