lukin Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 How did Greenland get its name? Shouldn't it have more appropriately been called Whiteland? Where did the "green" come from. Where was the green? Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 That was fun.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenland#Etymology Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
waldo Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 uhhh... as this thread topic appears within the, "Health, Science and Technology" forum... is there a (yet to be revealed) Health, Science or Technology angle to the OP? Quote
kimmy Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 ...so, uh, how about those glaciers? -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Wild Bill Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 How did Greenland get its name? Shouldn't it have more appropriately been called Whiteland? Where did the "green" come from. Where was the green? I read about something similar years ago. Apparently, when the Vikings first discovered Newfoundland and Labrador, back between 1100-1300 A.D., things were so mild that they could grow grapes! In only a few generations the climate quickly turned much colder and the colonies died out. I felt sorry for my relatives on the Rock. They've been waiting over 800 years to get warm again! Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
lukin Posted February 19, 2011 Author Report Posted February 19, 2011 I read about something similar years ago. Apparently, when the Vikings first discovered Newfoundland and Labrador, back between 1100-1300 A.D., things were so mild that they could grow grapes! In only a few generations the climate quickly turned much colder and the colonies died out. I felt sorry for my relatives on the Rock. They've been waiting over 800 years to get warm again! Wildbill, how could it be milder back then when there wasn't the carbon problem that we have today? can grapes be grown on Greenland now? Quote
DogOnPorch Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 Wildbill, how could it be milder back then when there wasn't the carbon problem that we have today? can grapes be grown on Greenland now? A warming trend during the early to the high Middle-Ages in (at least) the North Atlantic was responsible. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Warm_Period Quote Nothing cracks a turtle like Leon Uris.
Jack Weber Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 A warming trend during the early to the high Middle-Ages in (at least) the North Atlantic was responsible. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_Warm_Period No!!! The Confiscatory Cabal is'nt going to like that info!!! Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Mr.Canada Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 I'd like to visit Greenland at some point in my life. It has some beautiful scenery there. Quote "You are scum for insinuating that isn't the case you snake." -William Ashley Canadian Immigration Reform Blog
GWiz Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 No!!! The Confiscatory Cabal is'nt going to like that info!!! pssst, did you notice that littls GRAPH in the corner showing what's happening since about 2000? (MOONSHOT rise)... Quote There are none so blind, deaf and dumb as those that fail to recognize, understand, and promote TRUTH...- GWiz
Wild Bill Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 Wildbill, how could it be milder back then when there wasn't the carbon problem that we have today? can grapes be grown on Greenland now? Obviously, those Vikings must have been hallucinating the warmer temperatures, perhaps due to some contaminants in their mead! Of course, even though they were too stoned to realize it actually was cold, their bodies would not have been able to survive. Thus, we explain how their colonies died out and preserve the myths that climate has been the same since Earth's creation, only changing when Man started his Industrial Revolution and began to seriously try to doom the planet... Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
wyly Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 I read about something similar years ago. Apparently, when the Vikings first discovered Newfoundland and Labrador, back between 1100-1300 A.D., things were so mild that they could grow grapes! In only a few generations the climate quickly turned much colder and the colonies died out. I felt sorry for my relatives on the Rock. They've been waiting over 800 years to get warm again! I doubt very much you could dig up any verified reference to grapes being grown in Greenland...and grapes needing mild weather is a misconception, grapes don't need the mild winters of italy or france they grow just as well on the frozen prairies of saskatchewan... Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
kimmy Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 I doubt very much you could dig up any verified reference to grapes being grown in Greenland...and grapes needing mild weather is a misconception, grapes don't need the mild winters of italy or france they grow just as well on the frozen prairies of saskatchewan... He said Newfoundland, not Greenland. They did call it "Vinland"... -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
lukin Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Posted February 20, 2011 uhhh... as this thread topic appears within the, "Health, Science and Technology" forum... is there a (yet to be revealed) Health, Science or Technology angle to the OP? You remind me of a mosquito. I'll post topics where I want to post them. Quote
wyly Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) He said Newfoundland, not Greenland. They did call it "Vinland"... -k still irrelevant...grapes grow in N america before during and after viking arrival...lot's of myth and assumptions and no substance...how would a viking who spent his life in the north know what a grape was?...wine can be made from any berry...vin doesn't need to translate to vine, it could be wine which is any fermented fruit juice...or an older version of norse vin translates to pasture... Edited February 20, 2011 by wyly Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
waldo Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 ...so, uh, how about those glaciers? I trust that's not a rhetorical question, hey? I trust, in keeping with the Health, Science and Technology associations of this forum, the OP would respond to your question... you know, elevate the thread's standing to something other than simplistically and comically asking about the name of this, 'autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark' Quote
waldo Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 No!!!The Confiscatory Cabal is'nt going to like that info!!! if only you would truly engage... fresh meat is always welcome! Quote
lukin Posted February 21, 2011 Author Report Posted February 21, 2011 if only you would truly engage... fresh meat is always welcome! Yeah, all we need is a massive amount of copied block quotes. Quote
waldo Posted February 21, 2011 Report Posted February 21, 2011 c'mon lukin... I have several past posts within various MLW climate change related threads that speak to Greenland ice-sheet melt... what say you? C'mon, extend yourself... reach beyond the trivialities of your OP's questioning name origination! C'mon, let's see your best denialism rail against the current state of melting Greenland ice-sheets. I mean, after all, you did start this thread in the, "Health, Science and Technology" forum. C'mon lukin... surely you have... more... don't let kimmy down now, hey? ...so, uh, how about those glaciers? I trust that's not a rhetorical question, hey? I trust, in keeping with the Health, Science and Technology associations of this forum, the OP would respond to your question... you know, elevate the thread's standing to something other than simplistically and comically asking about the name of this, 'autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark' Quote
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