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 Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

Two comments on this story: 1. Duh! The entire planet has a layer of molten rock below the crust--even the oceans, which makes the figures about how far below sea level various cities would be sort of silly if I remember high-school science classes correctly. 2. So what? Are the authors suggesting we tap in to this molten core for energy? For something else? Are they suggesting it's cooling off? Changing in some other way? In other words, why on earth did they bother to do the study or write the story?

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