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> that an earthquake would happen in 25 years and 50 years later not so much as the tiniest tremor ever occurring. First, we are already seeing early effects of climate change http…

> but study after study comes out showing they don’t stop spread I'm curious to hear what studies you were thinking of. FWIW, N95 filter material has been repeatedly seen to block …

Sorry, I'm still a bit confused. I guess I phrased my question poorly. > there were SOME scientists concerned about global cooling in the 1960's and 1970's I get that the existence…

I don't think this is accurate. Increased CO2 can lead to increased flora--though not enough to offset the negative effects of additional CO2 in the first place.

Yes, it will lead to increased flora. > Increased temperatures can lengthen growing seasons, higher carbon dioxide concentrations can enhance plant growth, and in some areas rainfa…

> predicted we’d all be dead by now I don't think that's what people were predicting. If I'm understanding your argument correctly, it's that people have been worrying/predicting i…

I'm a bit confused. What's the implication of this?

> People assume you're stupid if ask questions like this, and you get the equivalent of someone speaking louder and slower when they realize someone doesn't speak english. I'd genu…

> Can we explore this issue from a not-panicked perspective? I think we tried doing that. See, for example, Carl Sagan testifying before Congress in 1985 [1]. I _wish_ that fossil …

I think this is a very good question! IIRC when the effects of greenhouse gasses were discussed in the late 1800s, some people thought that it might be a positive thing, and might …