Oh Canada .....

[chillywilly2]

If that's the full story, these folks are a bunch of fuckwits.

I'm thinking when you want to keep something at -40 the high heat alarm should be set to go off at -20, not +40...you're right...fuckwits...and the camera man does not decide on ice core storage locations

 

[thør]

Do you have permafrost in your area? hard to tell from Wiki map and image

It's close by.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Along with Siberia that's a lot of methane to be released. Would hate to see a smallpox epidemic hit the north.

What does methane have to do with smallpox?

 

[Hard_Rom]

What does methane have to do with smallpox?

Nothing really. Except melting permafrost will release both to plague the world.

 

[thør]

Nothing really. Except melting permafrost will release both to plague the world.

You should be more concerned about the methylmercury.

 

[Hard_Rom]

You should be more concerned about the methylmercury.

Natural sources of mercury to the atmosphere include volcanoes, forest fires, volatization from the ocean and weathering of mercury-bearing rocks.

I think you have more to fear. You live much closer to volcanoes, boreal forests, the ocean and large rock structures.

Haven't been able to eat fish out of the Thames for many many years without restrictions. Toxic coal tar blobs on river bottom kind of kill the appetite for local fish dinners.

 

[thør]

Natural sources of mercury to the atmosphere include volcanoes, forest fires, volatization from the ocean and weathering of mercury-bearing rocks.

I think you have more to fear. You live much closer to volcanoes, boreal forests, the ocean and large rock structures.

I'll take my chances over yours.

 

[thør]

Never underestimate the draw of the beaver.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Nothing really. Except melting permafrost will release both to plague the world.

Why would there be smallpox viri in permafrost?

 

[KingOrfeo]

Never underestimate the draw of the beaver.

I just know if I click that, I'm going to be disappointed.

 

[Hard_Rom]

Slow news day in Alaska?

 

[Hard_Rom]

Why would there be smallpox viri in permafrost?

Buried corpses. Same with anthrax. All those northern natives who died from smallpox will have their revenge when their frozen corpses are released from the permafrost. And new outbreaks will spring up.

Have you been immunized against smallpox? Supposedly wiped out world wide. How many doses of vaccine does the CDC have?

One sick Alaskan gets on a flight to Seattle and...

 

[chillywilly2]

Slow news day in Alaska?

That was in Alberta...didn't you watch Ben on Your Morning this morning?

 

[Hard_Rom]

That was in Alberta...didn't you watch Ben on Your Morning this morning?

I know, dipshit! Is why I was asking if slow news day in Alaska.

 

[thør]

Oh, Canada...........

 

[Hard_Rom]

Oh, Canada...........

Sing it like you mean it! And sign a petition to have the panhandle returned to it's rightful owners too.

 

[chillywilly2]

I know, dipshit! Is why I was asking if slow news day in Alaska.

ok, fuck, no need to get your panties in a uproar...I just wondered because I was under the impression that you knew EVERRYTHING and thought I might have found something

 

[chillywilly2]

Sing it like you mean it! And sign a petition to have the panhandle returned to it's rightful owners too.

Why?, you wanna give it to somebody for free?

 

[Hard_Rom]

ok, fuck, no need to get your panties in a uproar...I just wondered because I was under the impression that you knew EVERRYTHING and thought I might have found something

Guess you were wrong as usual.

 

[chillywilly2]

Guess you were wrong as usual.

Nope, actually I was right sweetheart

 

[thør]

Sing it like you mean it! And sign a petition to have the panhandle returned to it's rightful owners too.

I do. Grandpa fought in the Canadian Army in WW1. Grandma was born in your province. Oops, your adopted province.

 

[Hard_Rom]

I do. Grandpa fought in the Canadian Army in WW1. Grandma was born in your province. Oops, your adopted province.

An Englishman, Yorkshireman, immigrant and Canadian and proud of all of them.

 

[KingOrfeo]

Sing it like you mean it! And sign a petition to have the panhandle returned to it's rightful owners too.

This is an issue?! First I've ever heard of Canuckistan claiming Alaska's panhandle.

 

[Hard_Rom]

This is an issue?! First I've ever heard of Canuckistan claiming Alaska's panhandle.

Well some of it anyways. More an issue during the Yukon Gold Rush to give Canada an all-Canadian outlet from the Yukon to the sea. Finally went to arbitration and the Brits sold out in the name of Anglo-American relations.

In 1897–98 the Klondike Gold Rush in Yukon, Canada, enormously increased the population of the general area, which reached 30,000, composed largely of Americans. Some 100,000 fortune seekers moved through Alaska to the Klondike gold region.[5]

The presence of gold and a large new population greatly increased the importance of the region and the desirability of fixing an exact boundary. Canada wanted an all-Canadian route from the gold fields to a seaport. There are claims that Canadian citizens were harassed by the U.S. as a deterrent to making any land claims.[6]

The head of Lynn Canal was the main gateway to the Yukon, and the North-West Mounted Police (NWMP) sent a detachment to secure the location for Canada. This was based on Canada's assertion that that location was more than ten marine leagues from the sea, which was part of the 1825 boundary definition. A massive influx of American prospectors through Skagway very quickly forced the Canadian police to retreat. They set up posts on the desolate summits of Chilkoot and White Passes, complete with a mounted Gatling gun at each post. This was still disputed territory, as many Americans believed that the head of Lake Bennett, another 12 miles (19 km) north, should be the location of the border. To back up the police in their sovereignty claim, the Canadian government also sent the Yukon Field Force, a 200-man Army unit, to the territory. The soldiers set up camp at Fort Selkirk so that they could be fairly quickly dispatched to deal with problems at either the coastal passes or the 141st Meridian.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_boundary_dispute#Klondike_gold_rush

http://www.historymuseum.ca/cmc/exhibitions/cpm/smail/images/smaile2.jpg

To be allowed to enter the Klondike and take part in the gold rush, Canadian officials required that stampeders take one ton of goods with them, to try to ensure they were prepared to survive on the frontier.[5] This was broken down into a year's supply of food, which was half of the weight, as well as another thousand pounds of equipment.[5] The supplies and food requirements were broken down into two lists.[6] The clothing items included: a waterproof blanket, 6 pairs of wool socks, 2 flannel over shirts, and a medicine chest. The list continues with the essential clothing needed. Some of the supplies required included: rolled oats, flour, salt, and bacon. The weight ranged from between 20 pounds to 400 pounds for one ingredient. This list was taken very seriously, as there was rarely a return journey after the Klondike was reached.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilkoot_Pass#Background

*still a few disputes. but I'm confident the Yanks will see their way to agreeing to our terms. Northwest Passage could be a touchy subject if the climate continues to change*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...Canada_and_the_United_States#Current_disputes

 

[KingOrfeo]

*still a few disputes. but I'm confident the Yanks will see their way to agreeing to our terms. Northwest Passage could be a touchy subject if the climate continues to change*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_...Canada_and_the_United_States#Current_disputes

Nobody would give a rat's ass about the Northwest Passage (Stan Rogers!) if the climate weren't warning. It was never much use before, too iced-up; just an occasion for Canadian historical legends.