LarryUSA
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Interesting terminology in Canadian news report - Greenland
 Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:11 am
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Today there was a story originating from the CBC on the rate of ice melt on Greenland's glaciers.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2006/02/16/glaciers-greenland060216.html
The report talks about the estimated level of sea-level rise may be lower than thought. What is particularly interesting about the story however is this comment from a scientist at Britain's Cambridge University:
"Increasing the amount of snowfall in Greenland is the only way to stem the loss of ice, Dowdeswell said."
What I thought was interesting was that this was put forth in terms of a "command" or an "order" rather than simply stating:
"The only way to stem the loss of ice in Greenland would be an increased amount of snowfall".
His statement was originally written comes across as a suggestion for those in charge of the weather. Hmmm. Food for thought. Perhaps I'm reading too much into it, but I thought it was notable.
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