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World's Oldest Tree Rewrites Climate History, Challenges Global Warming
newsbusters.org ^ | April 17, 2008 | Noel Sheppard

Posted on 04/22/2008 12:19:43 PM PDT by grundle

Scientists used to believe the oldest trees on the planet were in North America with ages in the 5,000-year range.

Hooey, for a new discovery in Sweden has completely debunked this consensus, resulting in a total rewrite of climate history while bringing into serious question global warming theories espoused by Nobel Laureate Al Gore and his sycophant devotees.

Think green media members will be falling over themselves to report this new finding?

While you ponder, consider the evidence supplied by the British Telegraph Thursday (emphasis added): Story Continues Below Ad ↓

The world's oldest tree has been found in Sweden, a tenacious spruce that first took root just after the end of the last ice age, more than 9,500 years ago.

The tree has rewritten the history of the climate in the region, revealing that it was much warmer at that time and the ice had disappeared earlier than thought. [...]

It had been thought that this region was still in the grip of the ice age but the tree shows it was much warmer, even than today, [Prof Leif Kullman at Umeå University] says.

“Spruces are the species that can best give us insight about climate change,” he says.

The summers 9,500 years ago were warmer than today, though there has been a rapid recent rise as a result of climate change that means modern climate is rapidly catching up.

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To: sportutegrl

It also looks like it would do wonders for my compost pile.


21 posted on 04/22/2008 1:30:18 PM PDT by MaxMax (It's not the politics I despise, It's the politicians for being so stupid..)
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To: Virginia Ridgerunner

9500 years old my foot. It doesn’t look a day over 9400.


22 posted on 04/22/2008 1:31:34 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Minnesoootan; Eric in the Ozarks
Little Spirit Cedar.
It's said that the twisted cedar tree has thrust from the rocky bluffs on Lake Superior for more than 300 years.
23 posted on 04/22/2008 1:52:23 PM PDT by LucyT
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To: LucyT

Thanks, Lucy.


24 posted on 04/22/2008 1:57:13 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

You’re welcome.


25 posted on 04/22/2008 1:58:38 PM PDT by LucyT
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26 posted on 04/22/2008 3:50:35 PM PDT by steelyourfaith
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To: LucyT
That's the one! thanks!last time I was there was aboot 35yrs ago!

yah,conifers even in minnesoota are deceiving..I grew up a little inland fron there and when a seed takes root on a granite outcrop they are really neet trees,kinda banzi type of things...and a natural soft conifer tree like that is as hard as oak,tight rings

27 posted on 04/22/2008 6:47:53 PM PDT by Minnesoootan (CHANGE: That's all tax payers will be left with.)
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To: sportutegrl
It looks like it would make a really sad looking IKEA coffee table.

~ That's a delightful comment! thanks!

28 posted on 04/23/2008 3:02:07 PM PDT by antonia ("Information is terrain and someone will occupy it.")
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