The GZG Digest V2 #1402

About the discussion on Sea-level rises and global warming and Beth's
maps.... I've assumed most of us have read Fallen Angels: despite the
tongue-in-cheek nature it's view of SF fandom and Political Correctness,
the mini- Ice Age scenario may well be quite valid.  Scotland under Ice?
More glaciers in Switzerland? What happens to Canada and the US, not to
mention the southern tip of Argentina and SA?

Has anyone any data?

I wonder: was this an extra factor in US economic collapse?

> About the discussion on Sea-level rises and global warming and

There was a reference posted on www.jerrypournelle.com a few weeks ago which
said, IIRC, that the Gulf Stream may be close to shutting down due to global
warming, and as a result the northeastern US and Canada might get 5 degrees
(F? C? don't recall) colder and northwestern Europe 10 degrees. It was from an
oceanographic study, IIRC