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Originally Posted by Piotrsko
We know the earth has been hotter. We dont know the particulars or what survived and why. We do know what died and became fossilized but that isn't everywhere.
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* Yes, Earth has been hotter.
* We know how hot it was the last time there were the same amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere as exists today.
* We know the limits of temperature at which humans can no longer survive outdoors.
* We know how high sea level was.
* We know how much 'land, and 'arable farmland' will be submerged.
* We know how much 'inland' soil will be destroyed by saltwater intrusion, as ocean water is carried there during high tides and storm surge.
* We know what that does with respect to plant and tree growth.
* We know what that does with respect to animal survival.
* We know what tropical diseases do in those conditions.
* We know what it does with plant-destroying insects.
* We know about the spread of insect-borne disease.
* We know about insect-borne parasites.
* We know what crop diseases do.
* We know what happens to mountain glaciers and the rivers they feed.
* We know what happens with glacial lake dam bursts.
* We know what happens to polar ice.
* We know what happens to the marine food chain.
* We know more than ever before about what it does to the redistribution of water vapor, rain, snow, drought, atmospheric rivers, soil saturation, soil erosion, flash flooding, river cresting, levees, dams, hail, derechos, straight-line winds, tornados, water spouts, topical cyclones, wild fires, downed trees, downed power lines, power outages, potable water shortages, flood-related sewage contamination of municipal water supplies,........................
We know quite a bit about 'particulars.'