Bradford R. Crain wrote: > I'm not an atmospheric scientist, and don't even play one > on TV. I can't prove or disprove GW. There is interesting > anecdotal evidence out there. Glacier National Park in Montana > has all but lost it's glaciers in 100 years. The ice cap on > Mt. Kilimanjaro is disappearing rapidly. Randall Washburn (spelling > not guaranteed) documented receding glaciers by photography from > the air. I'm told that polar bears are having difficulty making a living > eating seals due to a diminishing Arctic ice pack. The Sahara desert > grows across the African continent, causing native peoples to move. This > doesn't prove GW. But it sure makes my ears perk up. I've already found > a bull elk in my yard. I'm not ready for a polar bear. > > BRC > And, some say it's the warming climate that is inducing various species to move farther north. In this case, I'm thinking of the DNA evidence that Grizzly Bears are so far north -- and Polar Bears so far south (in search of food because they can't get out on ice to hunt seals) -- that the two species are cross-breeding. You *really* don't want one of those in your back yard! Or in your local body of paddling water! -- Darryl *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Nov 26 2009 - 11:55:29 PST
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