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SameOldStory · 06-26-2010, 04:37 PM

kennyc reminded me (on another thread) about past flooding and coastal submersions.

This information is out there, but the events were so far in the past that nobody cares about it. But for those that give 2 hoots -

Lunchtime Conference - submerged prehistoric landscapes

"The sea has already risen by an average of 135 metres since the end of the last ice age 20000 years ago. Shell middens testify to the fact that humans have always found a good living by the sea-shore and over 3000 submerged prehistoric human occupation sites are now known and mapped on the European continental shelf, from the shoreline out to a depth of 145m."

Submerged Prehistoric Archaeology and Landscapes of the Continental Shelf (End date: May 2013)

"For most of human history on the European continent over the past one million years, sea levels have persisted at levels lower than present by as much as 130m, creating extensive coastal and lowland landscapes attractive to human settlement. Between 16,000 and 6000 years, most of this territory was drowned by rapid sea level rise from -130m, following the last Ice Age, "

Please note 2 things - "most of this territory was drowned by rapid sea level rise" AND the "rapid sea level rise ...." it talks about is "Between 16,000 and 6000 years ....".

Grid makes a SPLASH in underwater archaeology

"Up to 3.2 million square kilometers of the European continental shelf (about 40 per cent of Europe’s land mass) was exposed as dry land during the periods of lower sea level that persisted throughout the Ice Ages."

Lets not forget that things CAN get colder.

The Little Ice Age, Ca. 1300 - 1870

"The Little Ice Age is a period between about 1300 and 1870 during which Europe and North America were subjected to much colder winters than during the 20th century."

"There was a slightly warmer period in the 1500s, after which the climate deteriorated substantially."

Things go up, and things go down. And we run around like Chicken Little.

(No offence intended, poobear.)

There have been climate changes in the past. Nothing we could do would have stopped them.

And remember the time interval- the "rapid sea level rise" it talks about was "Between 16,000 and 6000 years ....".

06-26-2010, 04:37 PM	#526
SameOldStory My True Self Posts: 3,126 Karma: 66242098 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor, Galactic Center Device: Galaxy Tab 2 7.0	kennyc reminded me (on another thread) about past flooding and coastal submersions. This information is out there, but the events were so far in the past that nobody cares about it. But for those that give 2 hoots - Lunchtime Conference - submerged prehistoric landscapes "The sea has already risen by an average of 135 metres since the end of the last ice age 20000 years ago. Shell middens testify to the fact that humans have always found a good living by the sea-shore and over 3000 submerged prehistoric human occupation sites are now known and mapped on the European continental shelf, from the shoreline out to a depth of 145m." Submerged Prehistoric Archaeology and Landscapes of the Continental Shelf (End date: May 2013) "For most of human history on the European continent over the past one million years, sea levels have persisted at levels lower than present by as much as 130m, creating extensive coastal and lowland landscapes attractive to human settlement. Between 16,000 and 6000 years, most of this territory was drowned by rapid sea level rise from -130m, following the last Ice Age, " Please note 2 things - "most of this territory was drowned by rapid sea level rise" AND the "rapid sea level rise ...." it talks about is "Between 16,000 and 6000 years ....". Grid makes a SPLASH in underwater archaeology "Up to 3.2 million square kilometers of the European continental shelf (about 40 per cent of Europe’s land mass) was exposed as dry land during the periods of lower sea level that persisted throughout the Ice Ages." Lets not forget that things CAN get colder. The Little Ice Age, Ca. 1300 - 1870 "The Little Ice Age is a period between about 1300 and 1870 during which Europe and North America were subjected to much colder winters than during the 20th century." "There was a slightly warmer period in the 1500s, after which the climate deteriorated substantially." Things go up, and things go down. And we run around like Chicken Little. (No offence intended, poobear.) There have been climate changes in the past. Nothing we could do would have stopped them. And remember the time interval- the "rapid sea level rise" it talks about was "Between 16,000 and 6000 years ....".