Greenland Was Once Really Green


	Greenland Was Once Really Green

invictus

7-6-2007 5:47 PM

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climate, greenland, geology, vegetation, science

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7-7-2007 12:22 AM

syncopath

just prove that the neighbor`s grass is always greener
now or half a million years ago the same ...

7-7-2007 9:07 PM

amgumen

And then global cooling killed poor butterflies. It is a pity there were no IPCC at that time to stop the unprecedented climate change

7-8-2007 5:20 PM

shaine

Global cooling, global warming... it's a vicious cycle.

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