Science: Long Island Palms?

Noticed by Capt. Sir Arthur Henry Rostron of S. S. Berengaria upon approaching Manhattan last week: that the Gulf Stream was flowing nearer shore than he had ever seen it in 40 years of seafaring. Deduced by Capt. Rostron: this shift is responsible for Manhattan's milder win- ters, heavier fogs. Predicted by Capt. Rostron: if the Stream's shift continues many more years, a climate for Manhattan like Bermuda's, "palm trees on Long Island."

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