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Yes, there was global warming in prehistoric times. But nothing in millions of years compares with what we see today(www.latimes.com)

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Spzi@lemm.ee
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CO2 levels never were like that since humans existed. We don’t know how suitable a planet transformed this way is for human life.

There is exactly one planet in the known universe which can host humans, and we might be in the process of changing that. An experiment without backup.

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silence7@slrpnk.netOPM
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For anybody who hasn’t seen the graph of CO2 concentrations:

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getoffthedrugsdude@lemmy.ml
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Zack Labe has some great visuals: https://zacklabe.com/climate-change-indicators/

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