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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-162--135821928 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi all, Actually the process of de-glaciation in Nova Scotia began =20 approximately 21,000 years ago (BP: before present). By around 14,500 =20= years BP almost all of Nova Scotia was free of ice. At first Nova =20 Scotia was covered by a tundra-like vegetation until around 13,760 =20 years BP when forests began to develop. At around 12,730 years BP =20 there was a extended period of climatic deterioration called the =20 Aller=F8d/Younger Dryas transition which lasted ~ 1,300 years. Around =20= 11,430 years BP this period of cooling ended and the climate adopted, =20= more or less, its present character (at least until the current period =20= of warming began). This chronology manifested itself in many ways, not least of which was =20= the effect on the coastline of Atlantic Canada. For a fascinating look =20= at how the coastline of the region changed between 13,000 and 6,000 =20 BP, take a look at the Natural Resources Canada page, Progression of =20 sea-level change in Atlantic Canada: http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/coast/sealevel/evol/prog_e.php 13,000 years ago Sable Island and Banquereau banks were emergent land =20= the size of southern Nova Scotia. The Magdalen Islands occupied an =20 area about half the size of Cape Breton, and the Grand Banks were an =20 island at least the size of Nova Scotia! Nova Scotia was an island and =20= large portions of southern New Brunswick were under water. Cheers, Chris On 31-May-08, at 11:31 AM, Roland McCormick wrote: > 10.000 years ago Nova Scotia was covered by a glacier. Wouldn't it =20 > be great to go back and live in the good old days before global =20 > warming? > > Roland. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Andy Moir/Chris Callaghan > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 10:46 PM > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Global warming > > For those interested in the global warming controversy, you might be > interested to read about 31, 000 American scientists who disagree: > http://www.petitionproject.org/index.html > > Lois Codling > > > Then you might want to visit this page to learn who is really behind =20= > the petition project. > http://www.ucsusa.org/global_warming/science/skeptic-=20 > organizations.html > Andy Moir Christopher Majka Nova Scotia Museum, 1747 Summer St., Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H =20= 3A6 c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca --Apple-Mail-162--135821928 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hi = all,</div><div><br></div><div>Actually the process of de-glaciation in = Nova Scotia began approximately 21,000 years ago (BP: before present). = By around 14,500 years BP almost all of Nova Scotia was free of = ice. At first Nova Scotia was covered by a tundra-like vegetation until = around 13,760 years BP when forests began to develop. At around 12,730 = years BP there was a extended period of climatic deterioration = called the Aller=F8d/Younger Dryas transition which lasted ~ 1,300 = years. Around 11,430 years BP this period of cooling ended and the = climate adopted, more or less, its present character (at least until the = current period of warming began).</div><div><br></div><div>This = chronology manifested itself in many ways, not least of which was the = effect on the coastline of Atlantic Canada. For a fascinating look at = how the coastline of the region changed between 13,000 and 6,000 BP, = take a look at the Natural Resources Canada page, Progression of = sea-level change in Atlantic Canada:</div><div><br></div><div> <a = href=3D"http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/coast/sealevel/evol/prog_e.php">http://gsc.= nrcan.gc.ca/coast/sealevel/evol/prog_e.php</a></div><div><br></div><div>13= ,000 years ago Sable Island and Banquereau banks were emergent land the = size of southern Nova Scotia. The Magdalen Islands occupied an area = about half the size of Cape Breton, and the Grand Banks were an island = at least the size of Nova Scotia! Nova Scotia was an island and large = portions of southern New Brunswick were under = water.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Chris</di= v><div><br></div><div><div>On 31-May-08, at 11:31 AM, Roland McCormick = wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: = separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Times New Roman'; = font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: = normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; = text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: = normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><div><font = face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2">10.000 years ago Nova Scotia was covered by a = glacier. Wouldn't it be great to go back and live in the good old days = before global warming?</font></div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2"></font> </div><div><font face=3D"Arial" = size=3D"2">Roland.</font></div><blockquote dir=3D"ltr" = style=3D"padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; = border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left-width: 2px; = border-left-style: solid; margin-right: 0px; "><div style=3D"font: = normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; ">----- Original Message = -----</div><div style=3D"background-image: initial; background-repeat: = initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: = initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: rgb(228, = 228, 228); font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal arial; = background-position: initial initial; "><b>From:</b><span = class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D"andyandchris@ns.sympatico.ca" = href=3D"mailto:andyandchris@ns.sympatico.ca">Andy Moir/Chris = Callaghan</a></div><div style=3D"font: normal normal normal 10pt/normal = arial; "><b>To:</b><span class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a = title=3D