The Arctic's Tropical Past.

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Fri 02/06/2006 15:12

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/5034026.stm

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Fri 02/06/2006 15:29

hmm very interesting they are always discovering new things about our planet

jrj · Unread post by **jrj** » Fri 02/06/2006 17:01

Fred Flintstone and his flamin' SUV!

Andy · Unread post by **Andy** » Fri 02/06/2006 17:54

Cheers

Gary Roberts · Unread post by **Gary Roberts** » Fri 02/06/2006 20:21

James wrote:Fred Flintstone and his flamin' SUV!

Dinofarts?

squid · Unread post by **squid** » Sun 04/06/2006 12:58

haha james and gary go the stone age

tich · Unread post by **tich** » Mon 05/06/2006 10:09

Even without that warm spell, the polar regions had at least a temperate climate. But one unlike any today, because of the long dark winters, and the nightless summers. I remember an episode of Walking with Dinosaurs, which showed what it was like in Antarctica 100 million years ago. There were frosty periods during the dark winter, but these were compensated by the 24 hour daylight of summer.

jrj · Unread post by **jrj** » Mon 05/06/2006 10:53

Interesting programme "Planet Earth" on Prime last night with some weather related stuff, along with some cuddly and not-so-cuddly animals. Good photography.

Matt Townsend · Unread post by **Matt Townsend** » Mon 05/06/2006 20:13

Actually that area have been in equator while the plates moved from the south where all the others joined long time ago.