Warming On Walden Pond

ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY years ago yesterday Henry David Thoreau died at the tender age of 44, a victim of primitive nineteenth century medicine, or lack thereof.

Thoreau took careful notes during the two years he live at Walden pond and wrote his iconic book on the subject. His notes, written in horrible handwriting and using names for plants inconsistently, nonetheless provides a valuable insight into not only the wonders of nature, but also the phenomenon of global warming.

Thoreau's work indicates that in the 1850s spring sprang about two weeks later in the boston area than it does now, and autumn came earlier. the growing season has lengthened by about a month between then and now, in more places than walden pond. at this rate, we'll soon be living in a steamy thick tropical rain forest from arizona to new england.

the "little ice age" persisted from about 1300 A.D. to roughly 1850, then began to abate. this 500 year event resulted in a slowing of economic activity in europe, and its end triggered a revival of economic activity, based on agriculture, which continues to this day.

at valley forge, washington and his men suffered inordinately because of the little ice age, as did the french under napoleon in 1812. IN 1817 there was no summer across new england, and it snowed in august. throughout the little ice age very cool summers were the norm across north america and europe.

..however, much of the lengthening of the growing season has occured within the past forty years; since 1970. IN the american midwest, spring used to begin in april, now it blooms forth in march, and in certain areas even late february.

theys a whole lotta scientists who are quite frustrated these days, because they keep rolling out precise, understandable, verifiable mathematical proofs that global warming is not only occuring, but is rapidly accelerating, and is indeed cause ast least to some degree, to some very important degree, by human industrial activity.

over the next one hundred years, the sea level will rise aminimum of one foot, and a maximum of six feet, for dead certain. either way, its gonna be a hug problem. its time to start moving inland, but are we? well of course not. head in sand.

and yet many of us refuse to see it. our scientists can only lead us to water. let us hope that soon we choose to at least sip...

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