• Troy@lemmy.ca
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    9 months ago

    I hate this notation. 30 metres tonnes/hour? 30 millitonnes/hour? 30 megatonnes/hour? 30 metric tonnes/hour? 30 million tonnes/hour?

    Context clues indicate it’s probably 30 million tonnes/hour. Which is also Megatonnes (Mt).

    Anyway, I digress.

    I worked in the arctic for years. It’s happening faster there than anywhere. Feedback loop where open water has a lower albedo and absorbs more sunlight…

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        9 months ago

        Geophysics (mapping the subsurface). Largely related to mineral exploration, but also sometimes infrastructure development or environment cleanup or other things. I was often first boots on the ground in a lot of places, having to set up a winter camp upon arrival by bush plane. Good times. :)

        I blew out my knee and settled down now to operate a geophysical equipment business. But I think back fondly.

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          9 months ago

          Damn, that sounds epic and adventurous. Thanks for sharing, that’s really cool. Not a common thing to have a chance to be that far out, much less in that context.

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      9 months ago

      Looking forward to the incoming ice age tbh.

      Seriously though, the melting sucks.