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POLE. A measure of length, equal to five yards and a half. Vide Measure.

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It may mean that the thermodynamically favourable conditions for these storms are migrating poleward.
Tropical storms moving towards the poles
The range margins of northern bird species shift polewards, Annales Zoologici Fennici 41: 391-397.
The importance of potential impact of climate change on bird species composition in designing effective ways of bird protection and management: a case study from the eastern Baltic region./Galimo klimato kaitos poveikio pauksciu rusinei sudeciai svarba kuriant efektyvius pauksciu apsaugos ir pauksciu rusiu reguliavimo budus (rytu baltijos regiono pavyzdziu)
Under current global warming, land animals and plants are migrating polewards at a rate of about 6 kilometers a decade -- but sea creatures may have to move several times faster to keep in touch with the water temperature and conditions that best suit them.
Sea Life 'Must Swim Faster to Survive Climate Change

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