temperatures in the Arctic have increased by 10 degrees Fahrenheit since 1900. An ‘enormous’ rise from the scientific standpoint. Waters in the Spitsbergen area, in the same period, have risen from three to five degrees in temperature, and one to one and a half millimetres yearly in level. ‘The Arctic change is so serious that I hope an international agency can speedily be formed to study conditions on a global basis.’
31 May 1947 – ARCTIC CLIMATE’S ALARMING CHANGE
This shocking news followed on the heels of the March 15, 1946 cherry blossom catastrophe.
1946-47 was one of Europe’s worst winters. Britain was badly hit –
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