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Originally Posted by freebeard
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Can you provide an example of a civiliztion that does not rely on irrigation?
Nobody knows the timescale for [forward-looking climate] events,
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It's not reported by these people. Only those already extinct.
Events within a human lifespan would probably be a better metric than 'contemporary.'
Although some climatologists are pretty amazed at the non-linear amplifications taking place.
We're watching Putin. Beijing is watching us. How we behave, I suppose will impact how China behaves.
Craters are an option. A bad day.