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Global warming.(LETTERS TO THE EDITOR)(Letter to the Editor)

The New American

| October 03, 2005 | Imhoff, John A. | COPYRIGHT 2005 American Opinion Publishing, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Thank you for such a great magazine--topped only by the Bible in its truth and accuracy.

Many years ago, the eastern United States was covered by an ice sheet that gouged out lakes and rivers--then it melted and receded. California and other parts of the West were covered with ice--then it melted and receded.

Two hundred years ago, in Alaska, there was an ice sheet that covered Glacier Bay and the surrounding land where Gustav is now. That ice sheet ...

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