I'm sorry; I neglected to mention that this report was from November 2, 1922 as reported by the AP and published in The Washington Post.
Nearly 88 years ago! But we're still here! goran kosovski-australijski -------------------------------------------------- From: "Michael Goran" <svmiha...@hotmail.com> Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 4:44 PM To: <sorabia@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [sorabia] WEATHER REPORT ................"The sky is falling"! > WEATHER REPORT ................"The sky is falling"! > > The Arctic Ocean is warming up, icebergs are growing scarcer and in some > places the seals are finding the water too hot, according to a report to > the > Commerce Department yesterday from Consulafft, at Bergen, Norway. > > Reports from fishermen, seal hunters and explorers all point to a radical > change in climate conditions and hitherto unheard-of temperatures in the > Arctic zone. > Exploration expeditions report that scarcely any ice has been met as far > north as 81 degrees 29 minutes. Soundings to a depth of 3,100 meters > showed > the gulf stream still very warm. Great masses of ice have been replaced by > moraines of earth and stones, the report continued, while at many points > well known glaciers have entirely disappeared.. > > Very few seals and no white fish are found in the eastern Arctic, while > vast > shoals of herring and smelts which have never before ventured so far > north, > are being encountered in the old seal fishing grounds. Within a few years > it > is predicted that due to the ice melt the sea will rise and make most > coastal cities uninhabitable. > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > =============== > Group Moderator: sorabia-ow...@yahoogroups.com > page at http://magazine.sorabia.net > for more informations about current situation in Serbia > http://www.sorabia.net > Slusajte GLAS SORABIJE nas talk internet-radio (Serbian Only) > http://radio.sorabia.net > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
