Show ARCTIC I REGIONS ARE GROWING ARMER BS BERLIN ERLIN Oct 18 BY Bv U U. P The p.-The Tho North Polar regions regions regions' are growing warmer That's why the north temperate zone has had so much rain during the last two experts de declare declare de- de clare 6 a Explorers who have been threadIng threadIng threading thread- thread Ing their way about the Ic icy regions recently report they first noted the then n moderation od of or the weather several years ago Adventurers into frozen Northlands Northlands Northlands North North- lands declare they have eve event evert f noticed flora and fauna much farther North orth than heretofore and that have been able on recent trips to penetrate farther and farther before leaving the open and seas The Norwegian explorer and geologist geologist geo geo- logist Dr Bool in 1922 discovered coal deposits on teh ten eastern side of or Advent bay on the Island of Spitsbergen He Ile was wa wad able to navigate navigate navigate navi navi- gate in free waters as far North as RH 13 degrees and noted the Gulf GuIt Stream that far North as a II surface stream Another Norwegian an captain who ho hohas has been cruising around tho the Eastern Eastern Eastern East East- ern Polar seas for four years reports the melting Ice-melting in far Northern North North- ern regions was noted by him as early as RS 1918 Many Ian regions havo navo changed entirely In the meantime he declares s. s Where formerly only Ice and formations were to tobe tobe tobe be seen c now find earth and stone sticking o out t and man many peninsulas of or Ice Ico have disappeared altogether ther This explorer reported new now plant growths In hitherto Icebound Icebound icebound Ice Ice- bound regions Recent summers summers have have been exceptionally except exceptionally t bad for seal hunters these fur-bearing fur polar animals remainIng remaining remaining remain remain- ing far North avoiding theIr usual haunts along the Spitzbergen coast coaston on account of the warmer waters Instead of these visitors f fishermen r reported ported onu unusual us sal schools of or small fish which had had had- never before been i encountered in such quantity there The water which hitherto erto nad sad scarcely been as warm as degrees now registers 15 de de- degrees de grees This change In temperature ac according according according ac- ac cording to Professor Kassner expert expert expert ex ex- pert in such matters is not a permanent permanent permanent per per- manent moderation It Is connected connect connect- ed In some way with the tho sun and will pass in time though probably recurring within thirty-five thirty years Dr Kassner is authority for the statement that recent ate are due clue to the tho moderation of the Polar tem- tem I |