Scientists have discovered that a vast reservoir of water, enough to fill the Earth’s oceans three times over, may be trapped hundreds of miles beneath the surface,potentially transforming our understanding of how the planet was formed. #ClimateAction
sciencemag.org/content/344/61…
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The water is locked up in a mineral called ringwoodite about 660km (400 miles) beneath the crust of the Earth, researchers say.#ClimateAction
“Geological processes on the Earth’s surface, such as earthquakes or erupting volcanoes, are an expression of what is going on inside the Earth, out of our sight,” Jacobsen said.#ClimateAction
“I think we are finally seeing evidence for a whole-Earth water cycle, which may help explain the vast amount of liquid water on the surface of our habitable planet. Scientists have been looking for this missing deep water for decades.”#ClimateAction
