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Humans faced a 'close call with extinction' nearly a million years ago
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livescience.com
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drstein
on Sept 9, 2023
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cvccvroomvroom
on Sept 9, 2023
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And we're facing a similar choke point if we plunge ourselves into another ice age (see the CO2-temperature graph correlation) or desert Earth. In 1000 years, people will either be relatively okay or they will be few and wearing animal hides again.
lopis
on Sept 10, 2023
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And without readily available fossile fuels, a new industrial revolution will be impossible
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