Recent content by daveburton

The article says, "These floating ice sheets ring Antarctica's glaciers and prevent them from sliding into the ocean." That's gibberish: Ice sheets don't float. Antarctica's glaciers would not "slide into the ocean" if the adjacent floating ice shelves floated away. Most readers probably...

The article says, " Preliminary studies have estimated an R0 value for the new coronavirus to be between 2 and 3, according to the JAMA review study published Feb. 28. This means each infected person has spread the virus to an average of 2 to 3 people. It's important to note that R0 is not...