Re: Density of water.

[Jim Green <JMGreen@SISNA.COM>]

At 06:06 03 12 2001 , you wrote:
> But once the whole body of water has cooled and mixed to a nice uniform 0.1
> degree C and then cools a little more----one big ice cube! Somewhat
> devastating to temperate (and arctic) zone aquatic life and therefore to the
> diversity of aquatic life, but unless one can cite evidence of sustained sub
> zero global temperatures during the past 2 billion years, then life itself
> is not necessarily threatened.

We are now of into biology!  Rick, if you kill the fish-- one big block of
ice -- you start a chain of killing all/most birds and mammals -- which
puts a fairly big dent into human survivorability.

Cockroaches may be just fine.

Jim Green
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