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leveymg

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27. Anyone have an historical heat map going back a few million years? Just curious.
Tue Jul 3, 2012, 02:37 PM
Jul 2012

I recall reading that the world has been a lot hotter than it is today, but photosynthesis didn't stop. Anyone have that data?

Famine. We still aren't linking the heat to famine. aquart Jul 2012 #1
I've been warning people for years that ultimately that is what will happen - kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #4
Wish it were funny, could live with that! turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #2
you got an 'A' in Astronomy? eShirl Jul 2012 #18
YEP! turtlerescue1 Jul 2012 #20
That doesn't mean that s/he doesn't understand why, just that s/he had not observed it before. patrice Jul 2012 #26
in grad school (in Tucson) learned a little about this... CreekDog Jul 2012 #3
I gave up trying to grow sweet corn here in the Valley kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #5
The San Fernando Valley, right? nilram Jul 2012 #12
Yep, the SF Valley. Hottest place in LA County, including kestrel91316 Jul 2012 #22
So glad to hear this as a gardener... susanna Jul 2012 #16
take a look at the idea of "heat units" and also note the minimum temperatures CreekDog Jul 2012 #17
This is fascinating insight, CreekDog. susanna Jul 2012 #50
I'm in WI EC Jul 2012 #29
Thanks for your response, EC... susanna Jul 2012 #49
That would be bad EC Jul 2012 #53
Re: birds/insects... susanna Jul 2012 #55
I hear ya on the new plants surviving winters up here NickB79 Jul 2012 #45
Weird, isn't it? susanna Jul 2012 #51
Here in upper Ohio NEOhiodemocrat Jul 2012 #52
Thanks, NEOhiodemocrat. susanna Jul 2012 #54
About those tomatoes dixiegrrrrl Jul 2012 #32
My Roma tomatoes are going crazy this year. I grew from seed. alfredo Jul 2012 #34
Meanwhile the teaparty held a "book burning" for ACA flamingdem Jul 2012 #6
A visual representation alfredo Jul 2012 #7
wow flamingdem Jul 2012 #8
Even worse if it was steel. alfredo Jul 2012 #9
When we get there we'll know flamingdem Jul 2012 #11
Venus is an example of runaway global warming. alfredo Jul 2012 #24
Venus does have Global Warming issues flamingdem Jul 2012 #25
So we are limited by the amount of CO2 in our atmosphere. It will get hot, but not Venus hot. alfredo Jul 2012 #33
I saw a bunch of those on Reddit... joshcryer Jul 2012 #13
Actually, emmadoggy Jul 2012 #46
You are of course correct. :) joshcryer Jul 2012 #48
Holy crap! SunSeeker Jul 2012 #14
Whoa! Ruby the Liberal Jul 2012 #28
We are the children of corn. We have become dependent on corn and soy. alfredo Jul 2012 #10
I found this recent article about the Grain Belt and how it will "fare better": joshcryer Jul 2012 #15
no one near the great lakes is going to let that happen... n/t nebenaube Jul 2012 #31
If the Ogallala Aquifer is depeleated they'd have no choice. joshcryer Jul 2012 #38
Do you hear the sound of hoofbeats growing louder? Sounds like there are four riders. GliderGuider Jul 2012 #19
That is not encouraging... truebrit71 Jul 2012 #21
I wonder if building greenhouses felix_numinous Jul 2012 #23
Anyone have an historical heat map going back a few million years? Just curious. leveymg Jul 2012 #27
Here it is for the last 400,000 years. Current cyclical highs look more or less normal. leveymg Jul 2012 #30
It looks like the peak is lasting longer. alfredo Jul 2012 #35
Uhmm . . . very similar to my eye. Here's the data sources for these graphs: leveymg Jul 2012 #36
The human race is due for a shakeout. Weather related world wide famine alfredo Jul 2012 #40
G-d, I hope you're wrong. People did awful things to each other there before they starved to death. leveymg Jul 2012 #41
There's shakeouts in other animal populations when too many are in one region. You see alfredo Jul 2012 #43
we sold our corn surplus to China lovuian Jul 2012 #37
I wonder when the right starts getting the blame for stopping any attempt to avoid this. Kablooie Jul 2012 #39
As per exxon-MOB-ill CEO, we'll just... adapt!! Amonester Jul 2012 #42
Open a porn site online. alfredo Jul 2012 #44
Some dumbass on another site, emmadoggy Jul 2012 #47
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