On Wed, 09 Aug 2000 12:56:32 -0400, Dan Harrison wrote: >If I'm thinking straight (not my strong suit), wouldn't a polar bear appearing >many miles south of its normal range be a sign of global COOLING? Or is that >just the wishful thinking of a frustrated Michigan snowshoer? >Dan Harrison I suppose that depends on how/why the bear appeared. If it was floated down on a piece of ice that shouldn't have broken off but did (and found it's way into the Sound), it may indicate a disturbing warming trend. If, on the other hand, it came because it seemed nice and cool in Prince William Sound in summer, it could indeed indicate a cooling trend. I do doubt though, that PWS would be quite that cool this time of year. Perhaps it was just a bear with wanderlust, and/or he heard of the great paddling in PWS, and the tasty paddlers that flock there in summer (although he wishes they wouldn't wear all that stinky neoprene - nasty stuff to chew through). Melissa *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Aug 09 2000 - 10:44:38 PDT
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