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Old 12-20-2006, 12:17 PM   #51 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ArmchairGeneral View Post
I think that's kinda his point. Normally, these warming trends might take a few thousand to a few million years to accomplish. The problem with the current warming trend is that it's happening over the course of a century or two. Which may seem like plenty, but geologically or climatologically, it's an instant. Which means the climate, the environment, and humans would have little time to adapt.
How do you know how long each warming period is supposed to take? And how does a longer time base change the climate's ability to "adapt" to warming trends?

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