“Lansing State Journal
10 Mar 1955, Thu – Page 39Ice Melts In Arctic
Earth Becoming Warmer, Says Explorer; Oceans May Rise 100 Feet
BOSTON, March 10 (INS)—A famed Arctic explorer reported to- day the world is getting warmer— but ‘that’s not an unmixed blessing.
Adm. Donald MacMillan, an 80- year-old veteran of 30 trips to the Arctic, said the huge areas of ice in the far north are melting, bringing warmer weather. But he added that the process may also bring a flooding threat to some parts of eastern seaboard cities.
MacMillan explained in an exclusive interview:
“There are now six million square miles of ice in the Arctic. There once were 12,000,000 square miles. ‘“Another thing, almost every glacier, with one exception, has retreated—going back into the hills— is smaller than it was.”
10 Mar 1955, Page 39 – Lansing State Journal at Newspapers.com
