JFlorio wrote:
I've asked that question often and never get a cognizant answer. Glaciers formed the Tennessee Valley. Why'd they melt?
...and at one time Greenland WAS a green land
So, was Greenland ever green? Or was it just a clever marketing ploy.
Well, we’re beginning to discover some useful information which could help to answer this question. According to the Scientific American, archaeological discovery is revealing new information on the history of Greenland.
During 1981, researchers removed a huge tube of ice from the middle of a glacier in the Southern region of Greenland.
The glacier was taken from a site called Dye 3, and it was more than a mile long — offering an incredible insight into Greenland’s history.
According to the scientists who examined the ice, the pattern of dirt, rock, and soil within was difficult to analyze at first. Lower layers of ice had been disrupted by the formation of new glacier.
Fortunately, later, DNA was distracted from the previously ignored bottom of the glacier, revealing some interesting information on the history of the country.
According to the data, Greenland was green. Not only was the country rich with grass and fields, but forests too. Biologists say Greenland may have been home to similar forests we see throughout Scandinavia today.
Scandinavia’s stunning scenery is one of the things which contributes to the happiness and health of the people within.
The team of analysts responsible for examining the ice say DNA was retrieved from yew, pine, spruce, and alder trees. The scientists also discovered species of insects ranging from spiders to butterflies.
According to the group, the icy discovery marked the first example of evidence that southern Greenland was once a highly forested place. Indeed, experts believe based on the trees found, Greenland must have reached at least 10 degrees Celsius in Summer. (50 degrees Fahrenheit)
Today the climate is arctic along the north-central coasts (zone 1 on the map), where the temperatures of the warmest months are around freezing (0 °C or 32 °F) and subarctic on the south-central coasts (zone 2 on the map), where the average temperatures in the summer months are above freezing, but still below 10 °C (50 °F). It goes without saying that the largest settlements are located in this area that has a relatively milder climate. Finally, there is the vast inland area (zone 3 on the map), where the temperature remains around or below freezing even in the summer months.
C*****E C****ES, with or without us but the RATS can't/refuse to understand that.