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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Signs of A Lingering Global Warming: Mountain Marathon Canceled Due to Snow Not Melting -- Not a Bakken Story

Link here. Dateline: Missoula, Montana.

Some will say global warming "predicted" increase precipitation. Whatever.

Snow pack still too high to allow annual Montana ultra-marathon.
The race director of a 100-mile ultra-marathon foot race through the Flathead National Forest has canceled the event due to lingering snow on the route that he says would make the course too dangerous for runners and likely prevent anyone from finishing within the required 36-hour limit.

Brad Lamson said that portions of the course for the Swan Crest 100 have deep snow that is concealing signs that mark trail intersections.


He said he’s convinced the snow won’t melt in time for the event scheduled for July 29.
My hunch: it was warmer during the age of the Vikings when Greenland was discovered/named.
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 11, 2011 at 12:16 AM

    I'll just leave this here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland#Etymology

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  2. Bruce OksolJuly 11, 2011 at 12:23 AM

    Yup.

    http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/2003/04.24/01-weather.html

    Harvard study: For example, tree-ring data show that temperatures were warmer than now in many far northern regions from 950 to 1100 A.D.

    As JRR Tolkien used to say: we all have our myths.

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