So I was watching "Earth: The Power Of the Planet" with Iain Stewart last night. Excellent show, he's very passionate about his work, particularly when dealing with volcanoes. This episode however was about ice. He was looking at glaciers in Greenland, all of which are retreating rapidly, because it would seem, meltwater is pouring into holes in the glacier, and lubricating the buffer area betwen the rock bottom and the glacier. This propels the glacier along much more rapidly, and of course where it reaches the sea, icebergs are calving off more frequently, thus causing the glacial retreat.
Anyway, enough pseudo-science, on reflection today, it got me thinking about 2 great books I've read, whcih simply must be made into blockbuster movies. I'm talking of course about "Ice Station" by Matthew Reilly and "Deception Point" by Dan Brown. Both have very similar plots really, but while Deception Point is more a conspiracy tale, Ice Station is all action. Not to be confused with the book and film "Ice Station Zebra" by Alistair MacLean!
If you haven't read either of these books, or at least one of them, then, you either; can't read, don't read at all, or can't afford books. The first and third are vaid excuses I suppose, but I've made my position clear regarding people who don't read in a previous post. If you fall into this category, then don't worry, Big Brother will be back on TV soon enough, and since you're reading this, you must be a liar anyway!
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