Microsoft's underwater data centre resurfaces after two years

Re:Microsoft's underwater data centre resurfaces after two y... by mc32 on Monday September 14, 2020 @02:51PM (#24473674)

I doubt these would add more heat than a single new volcano does, but I’m all ears. According to research[1] tectonic activity adds about 3 cubic km of magma/lava each year to the oceans (that’s 100 times the annual production by mauna loa.)

[1] http://volcano.oregonstate.edu/book/export/html/138

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Re:Microsoft's underwater data centre resurfaces after two y... by falcolas on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:29PM (#24474115)

This sounds a whole lot like the "global warming couldn't possibly be our fault (because: volcanoes) so let's not change anything" line of thinking, just applied to oceans instead of the atmosphere.

In which case, we'll just end up talking past each other, so I'll wish you a good day.

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Re:Microsoft's underwater data centre resurfaces after two y... by mc32 on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:36PM (#24474189)

This is only heat. Unless it’s releasing unbeknownst to me greenhouse liquids or gasses, it’s not the same argument.

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Re:Microsoft's underwater data centre resurfaces after two y... by nwienert on Monday September 14, 2020 @03:55PM (#24474381)

Sounds like a good ~2050 startup, a company that plugs volcanoes to sell green credits for underwater server farms ;)

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Re:Microsoft's underwater data centre resurfaces after two y... by mc32 on Monday September 14, 2020 @04:02PM (#24474461)

Unfortunately for their scheme magma would find a weakness in the crust somewhere...

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