PrideInThisTeam Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 https://globalnews.ca/news/5427410/atlantic-ocean-freshwater-reservoir/?utm_source=Other&utm_medium=MostPopular&utm_campaign=2014 A gigantic, freshwater reservoir has been discovered beneath the Atlantic Ocean, stretching from Massachusetts to New Jersey, according to a new study. Scientists at Columbia University made the discovery during a multi-year survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports on June 18 says the aquifer stretches from the shore at least from Massachusetts to New Jersey and extends more-or-less continually out about 50 miles to the edge of the continental shelf. If it were on the surface, researchers say it would create a lake covering about 15,000 square miles. “Our data suggest a continuous submarine aquifer system spans at least 350 km of the U.S. Atlantic coast and contains about 2800 km3 of low-salinity groundwater,” the study reads. According to researchers, the aquifer was found trapped in porous sediments lying beneath the ocean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, PrideInThisTeam said: https://globalnews.ca/news/5427410/atlantic-ocean-freshwater-reservoir/?utm_source=Other&utm_medium=MostPopular&utm_campaign=2014 A gigantic, freshwater reservoir has been discovered beneath the Atlantic Ocean, stretching from Massachusetts to New Jersey, according to a new study. Scientists at Columbia University made the discovery during a multi-year survey of the sub-seafloor off the U.S. Northeast coast. The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports on June 18 says the aquifer stretches from the shore at least from Massachusetts to New Jersey and extends more-or-less continually out about 50 miles to the edge of the continental shelf. If it were on the surface, researchers say it would create a lake covering about 15,000 square miles. “Our data suggest a continuous submarine aquifer system spans at least 350 km of the U.S. Atlantic coast and contains about 2800 km3 of low-salinity groundwater,” the study reads. According to researchers, the aquifer was found trapped in porous sediments lying beneath the ocean. And the leviathan that was also trapped in porous sediments has been released. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Twilight Sparkle Posted June 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2019 how long until nestle gets their filthy paws on it 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post goalie13 Posted June 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2019 The best thing to do with this discovery is leave it alone. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goalie13 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 30 minutes ago, PrideInThisTeam said: According to researchers, the aquifer was found trapped in porous sediments lying beneath the ocean. Maybe it wasn't trapped, but hiding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thejazz97 Posted June 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2019 25 minutes ago, Twilight Sparkle said: how long until nestle gets their filthy paws on it &*^% Nestle. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 god is funny 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Attila Umbrus Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Honestly this is kinda good news for us Canadians. The US has been relying on us too much for fresh water supply. I fear that one day with how things are drying up down there they would come get our water by force if needed. Finding this resevoir allows them to tap into their own reserves and be more self reliant. If they develop a water pipeline out from the resevoir zone and deliver it out to the dry areas of the mid and southern states we could potentially see a major reduction in our fresh water leaving our own damn country and quit over taxing our water sheds. Good news to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Not too surprising. IIRC, there's been some studies mentioning about how there's actually way more water within the earth than all of the oceans combined. Probably entirely possible that in the future, some huge freshwater cache reduces the salinity of parts of the oceans, thus creating more ice and affecting global temperatures, much like how the previous ice age occurred. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drive-By Body Pierce Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Lancaster said: Not too surprising. IIRC, there's been some studies mentioning about how there's actually way more water within the earth than all of the oceans combined. Probably entirely possible that in the future, some huge freshwater cache reduces the salinity of parts of the oceans, thus creating more ice and affecting global temperatures, much like how the previous ice age occurred. This was another big find in the relatively recent past... https://newatlas.com/freshwater-reserves-under-sea/30072/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Duodenum Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 5 hours ago, goalie13 said: Maybe it wasn't trapped, but hiding. Maybe it wasn't hiding, but waiting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishopshodan Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 4 hours ago, Jimmy McGill said: god is funny Thanks, I now have Depeche Mode stuck in my head... 'I don't want to start Any blasphemous rumors But I think that God's Got a sick sense of humor And when I die I expect to find Him laughing' 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffraff Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 3 hours ago, bishopshodan said: Thanks, I now have Depeche Mode stuck in my head... 'I don't want to start Any blasphemous rumors But I think that God's Got a sick sense of humor And when I die I expect to find Him laughing' Obviously there are things on your chest you need to confess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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