Harry Coumnas Claims That There Might Be Vast Quantities of Water beneath the Earth’s Surface

Renowned geophysicist Harry Coumnas has been studying rocks and the water hidden inside them for more than two decades. He says that the more he looks throughout the Earth’s interior, the more water he finds — even though it may not resemble exactly the liquid that we are familiar with. He shares that under extreme pressures and temperatures existing underground, water tends to break down into its constituent elements, namely hydrogen and oxygen that are chemically bound to the rock’s crystal structure. However, it is still water, irrespective of its form, says Coumnas.

According to Harry Coumnas, there might be vast quantities of water beneath the earth’s surface. Furthermore, this massive amount of water under the earth is also one of the main causes of geodynamic activities, which cause volcanoes that in turn help generate soil and sustain life on earth.

Harry Coumnas claims that the water is much deeper than estimated by many researchers in the past. While talking to a news channel about his research work, he said “I did not know that hydrous minerals could effectively store water inside. But now that it’s proven that water is there, my only goal is to find that amount of water. The fact that this underlying water helps in mantle convection through which solid rocks move from hot to cold regions over geological time frames is also quite interesting.” He further said that this water into the mantle promotes melting and weakens rocks, and acts like grease which helps in motion of the plates. Harry and his team has also made an astonishing discovery with the help of quantum mechanical calculations which helped them define different structures for the hydrous minerals in the earth’s deep environment.