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1 story matching franc

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  1. The Canal That Could Freeze England: A Climate Warning from the Isthmus of Panama

    In 1877, Seattle’s press warned that digging a canal through Central America might divert the Gulf Stream, plunging Europe into an ice age—a bizarre but prescient look at early environmental anxiety.

    Apr 25, 1877The Daily IntelligencerSeattle, King CountyStrange But True

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