It is hardly conjecture. I think historians ought to begin thinking  
about how historic sites and resources might be preserved and  
protected. Waiting for the event is waiting too long.

-- Stephan


On 25 Sep 2007, at 08:41, Pat Duncan wrote:

> PLEASE!  Let's not start a discussion of this kind of conjecture on a
> genealogy and history list.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jurretta Heckscher" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2007 6:32 AM
> Subject: [VA-HIST] Jamestown likely to disappear
>
>
>> "Ultimately, rising seas will likely swamp the first American
>> settlement in Jamestown, Virginia, as well as the Florida launch pad
>> that sent the first American into orbit, many climate scientists are
>> predicting.  In about a century, some of the places that make America
>> what it is may be slowly erased."  Those places also include North
>> Carolina's Outer Banks.
>>
>> That's the horrifying conclusion outlined in an AP story on the
>> probable impact of global climate change.
>>
>> You can read the entire story here:
>>
>> http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/science/09/24/rising.seas.ap/index.html
>>
>> I realize that this is a list dedicated to Virginia's history, not
>> its current events.  But it's difficult to imagine anything that
>> could have as much impact on the study of history as the literal mass
>> disappearance of historical and archeological sites.
>>
>> Words fail me.   And though I dearly hope I am wrong, I see nothing
>> in our nation's condition that suggests that we truly have the will
>> to act to stop this catastrophe.
>>
>>
>> --Jurretta Heckscher
>>