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Who Pulled the Drain Plug Off the Australian Coast?
Halliburton must be re-charging the earthquake generator.A MASSIVE, mysterious whirlpool of cold water has developed off the coast of Sydney, forcing the sea surface to fall almost 1m and ocean currents to change course. Dubbed a sea "monster" by CSIRO oceanographers, the huge body of water stretches almost 200km across and plunges 1000m towards the ocean floor. Its centre sits just 100km off the coast of Sydney and could stay there for months. Scientists are baffled by the powerful cold-water eddy, which is invisible to the human eye but can be tracked through satellite images. At its centre the sea level has dropped by 70cm, while the water 400m below the surface is 6C colder than normal at that depth. The East Australian Current has been forced to divert around the eddy, which takes one week to do a full rotation in a clockwise direction. A second eddy of similar proportions is sitting further out from the coast. The cooler water can bring down the temperature at Sydney's beaches by several degrees. Dr Griffin said it contributed to the surprisingly cool sea temperatures down to a numbing 14C swimmers felt at their favourite spots this summer. But fish and other marine life felt the changes most, he said. Some would be attracted to the cooler water and others would shy away. Unlike the stupid marine life that lives around re-gassification plants and nuclear power plant cooling outlets. Posted by: Glenmore 2007-03-14 |
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