The Northwest Indiana Times runs a story today about a Valparaiso University professor’s research into the history of Northwest Indiana’s sand dunes.

One interesting item of the research is a finding that back in the good old days before the combustion engine, Northwest Indiana’s climate was a lot warmer than it is these days — a lot like Arizona’s climate, according to the professor.

This supports the new theory among some scientists that man migrated to North American from Europe rather than Asia over the Bering Strait. We used to think, how could Europeans come over the ocean when it was all ice here, but now we know, it wasn’t ice then,” (VU Professor Ronald) Janke said.

In fact, North America, and this region specifically, was rather balmy.

“The climate then would be like Arizona is today. So not only was there no glacier here then, but it was warm,” he said.

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    3 Responses to “NWI was just like Arizona back before the climate changed”

    1. Ms Terry Mosley on July 1st, 2008 11:08 pm

      In regards to this Article you wrote?

      http://www.rense.com/general82/indep.htm

      Psa 122:6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.

      It seems you have No Understanding of what is Really Going on / on this Planet. Israel is the Apple of Gods eye/ and the USA only exists as long as we are Israels Allies/ other wise
      we would be destroyed a long Time ago/ or simple Self destruct. The Minute we abandon Israel/ we will be on GODS HIT LIST, along with the other Nations he plans to destroy/

      Joe 3:2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with them there for my people and [for] my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land.

    2. Christopher C. Hedges on July 3rd, 2008 6:45 am

      Hi Terry,

      I’m not that Chris Hedges (I’m another Chris Hedges), but I’ll make sure to take a look at the article.

    3. Edwin Olson on November 12th, 2008 10:00 pm

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