I'm looking forward to having beachfront property in Richmond. (Glad I live on a hill.) -- Melinda C. P. Skinner Richmond, VA -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Jurretta Heckscher <[log in to unmask]> > "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