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 >>