Global warming has been a threat for quite awhile...but hotly debated
within the science community.  Most of the models have been computer
generated and there had not been sufficient histoical informtion about
climate to move it beyond theory.  Now, the evidence is mounting toward
an arguable case that the earth is warming.

The perdiction is that a large portion of freshwater is tied up into
glaciers and, as these melt they will cause considerable flooding in
lowlying areas.  These areas include but are not restricted to Fla, NYC, and
Holland.

This won't happen tomorrow or the next day.  The effects of global
warming are still not clearly understood.  At this time, it would be
better to worry -lets rephrase that to do something- about CFC's and
cutting down of ALL forests and green areas than moving national
treasures (Assuming anyone would refer to NYC as a national treasure:->)

However, organizations like the Nature Conservency already has plans in
the works on how to move flora and fauna that would be in danger with
changes in climate.

On Mon, 18 Sep 1995, Bethany Hoffman wrote:

> I was reading the New York Times today, and a front page article about global
> warming struck me.  Climatologists are saying that sea levels will raise on an
> average of 1.5 feet, making river deltas and other low lands flood permanently
.
> The Nile delta was included in the map illustration.  How is this going to
> effect ancient Egyptian sites along the Nile, and how are Egypt's museums
> approaching this?  There have already been rescue efforts for sites along the
> Nile before (often in response to flooding by man-made devices, such as dams),
> but this might threaten even larger areas.  Not to mention the dislocation of
> all the people living by the river....
>
> Bethany Hoffman
> Oberlin College
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University of Utah                      University of Utah Medical School
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