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Originally Posted by Fuzz
Given the time scale, I'm sure we will work it out before then. But far more likely is that we know very well how to warm the planet, so we'd probably just do that. In 10,000 years if we aren't doing full scale weather modification all over the Earth I suspect we aren't going to be doing much of anything.
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Given the regularity and consistency of the temperature swings, I’m wondering if it isn’t related to Earth’s proximity to the Sun.
It seems reasonable that there would be periods when the Earth is just a little closer to the Sun than usual, and you get a warming period for 6-10 thousand years that just happens to be ideal for human life to thrive.
As the Earth re-enters its typical orbit, the temperature falls and the ice returns to replenish the land. Biodiversity flourishes and the circle of life continues.
Just thinking out loud, of course.
We’d need to suffienciently warm the planet via industrial pollution/weather modification to overcome moving notably further away from our star, and that feels like a very tall ask, especially with presumably far fewer people.