OT: "Global Warming" vs. "Science"

Saw a very pertinent quote:

"In the space of one hundred and seventy-six years the Mississippi has
shortened itself two hundred and forty-two miles. Therefore ... in the
Old Silurian Period the Mississippi River was upward of one million
three hundred thousand miles long ... seven hundred and forty-two years
from now the Mississippi will be only a mile and three-quarters long.

... There is something fascinating about science. One gets such
wholesome returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of
fact."
-- Mark Twain

Cheers!
Rich

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  • Re: Famous one-eyed kitten to go on display
    ... Then take the geologic column, ... which shortened the river ten miles or more. ... the Mississippi between Cairo and New Orleans was twelve ... It was eleven hundred and eighty after the cut-off of 1722. ...
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