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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
I'm not a denier, but he has a fair point about the graph. The earth is 4.5 billion years old. Why look at only the temperature variation over the last 22,000 years?
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Habitability. The earth can survive these temperature fluctuations, no question. Humanity has never lived through such a rapid change, or been on the other end of it where the higher temperatures are the norm. What happens if non-man made drivers start kicking in and amplifying temperature increase? How do we handle the migration of the 100+ million people who will need to migrate from island nations and major coastal citites in the next 100 years? What about our ports?
This article is helpful reflections on this topic:
Astrobiology of Climate Change
This article is useful in refuting common denials of the body of work scientists have produced on the subject to date:
Debunking common reputations to climate change
Lastly, James Hansen just released his latest paper which is under peer review as a discussion document. I find it particularly useful becuase it talks about potential solutions, and criticizes what governments are "doing" to address the challenge. The video is worth watching as well:
Young People's Burden