Evening Star Newspaper, May 22, 1932, Page 6

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 22, 1932—PART ONE. URGES SEA GAURES T0 WARN OFFLOD Dr. Humphreys Sees Need of Check on Melting at Poles. BY THOMAS R. HENRY. Establishment of observing stations on islands in the Pacific and Indian s to determine whether the carth is facing another floor or an- other ice-age was advocated before the Washington Philosophical Society ting at the Cosmos Club last night William J. Humphreys of the Weather Bureau. Early this month Dr. Humphreys de- clared before a mesting of meteorolo- gists here that the melting of the Arc- tic and Antarctic ice-caps—covering more than 6,000,000 square miles and in piaces more than a mile deep— would result in raising the sea-level so that the world’s great coastal cities would be under water. The actual ten- dency, he said, seemed to be toward melting of this ice at a cumulative rate. Observations Difficult. Actually, Dr. Humphreys said last night, it is impossible to tell from purely thooredcal considerations whether this is happening. If the ice is melting it should be raising the sea Jevel the world over at a present rate of something under an eighth of an inch a year. But observations on con- tinental coasts, he said, cannot show this with any certainty. First, meas- urements are difficult because of the urbulence of the sea, extremely com- licated tidal phenomena, and the ging contour of the land. More ant still is the fact that thej themselves may be rising or sinking sufficient to ocompensate for any actual change in sea level. But, Dr. Humphreys said, small 15v] lends can be found in the compara- v quiet Southern seas which prob- | abl are stabilized. Comparatively level, they do not suffer from the dis- turbing effects of erosion. Their alti- tudes “stay put.” If the sea level, measured with respect to these alti- tudes, is changing in the same direc- tion at several stations it would be conclusive evidence that very great changes actually are taking place. Stations on four or five of these islands, Dr. Humphreys said, could be established at a relatively low cost and would not require highly trained at- tendants. It would be sufficient if they were visited at intervals, Gauges would make automatic records. If & tendency was shown at all the stations for the sea level to become higher at a regular | rate, it would be evidence the great ice caps actually were melting and pour- ing immense quantities of water into| the oceans. More Evidence Needed. If the sea level was decreasing, it would mean that the ice caps were tak- ing more and more water out of the oceanic circulation, so that, assuming that this trend would be cumulative, another ice age would be in prospect | for the continents. Such evidence as| can be obullned indicates that this is| not taking place. ‘At the worst, Dr. Humphreys pointed out, the great flood is a long way off. If the ice is melting at a rate sufficient to raise the sea levels an eighth of an inch a year and this rate continued, without change, it would be about 15,000 | years before the flood reached its maxi- mum of about 150 feet, sufficient to in- undate all but the highest buildings in most of the great cities of North Amer- ica and Europe. The island observing gstations, Dr. Humphreys said, would be able to gather much incidental data which wvuld' be of great value to meteorologists and geophysicists, so that the cost probably would be justified even aside from de-! termination of the meteorological trend | of the age. - U. S. CUBA CUSTOMS UNION TO BE SOUGHT, Dr. Orestes Ferrara, in New Post, Will Work for Closer Eco- nomic Relations. By the Associated Press. Dr. Orestes Ferrara, who quit his post | here as Cuban Ambassador Monday to | become secretary of state of Cuba. sald | yesterday a study of that republic's commercial treaties, including the reci- | procity treaty with the United States, | Would be the most important of his im- | mediate tasks. He sald something must be done to bring Cuba and the United States into closer eccnomic relations, adding that a customs union with this country has been “the dream of my life.” He sald he did not know how proposed changes would be received by this country. Ferrara said although he would take no immediate steps to change the Platt | Young Noble SON OF LORD LASCELLES PHOTOGRAPHED IN LONDON. LORD LASCELLES, Eldest son of Lord Harewcod and the Princess Royal, photographed as he left parish church of Christ Church, Cock- ( fosters, near London, May 8 after at- tending church services. —A. P. Photo. 7070 END COURSE AT GUNSTON HALL { Play “The Rivals” Will Open Commencement Exercises Starting Next Saturday. Twenty girls will be graduated by Gunston Hall School in its fortieth an- nual commencement exercises, which begin next Saturday. The presentation of a stage produc- tion, “The Rivals,” will mark the open- | ing of the elaborate program, which will be followed Sunday by the bacca- | laureate sermon by Right Rev. Robert | E. L. Strider, Bishop Coadjutor, West | Virginia. Former Gov. Harry F. Byrd of Vir- ginia will address the graduates in the actual commencement Tuesday morn- ing, May 31. 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