Sure.

Posted on: February 18, 2022 at 16:59:14 CT

There have been other factors that has led to a warming earth. Yes, the earth has been quite a bit warmer than it is today, however, it’s important to note that we were not here for it.

The atmosphere during the times of dinosaurs had around 1,000 parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide.

The last time CO2 was at 400 ppm (as it is today) was 3 million years ago during the Pliocene epoch, when sea levels were some 80 feet higher than today. Clearly the climate is not yet at equilibrium for a 400-ppm world.

And it won’t be for quite some time. And anyway, we’re clearly not content to stop at just 400 ppm.

The sea level is already rising and will continue to do so. Are we prepared to adapt? Moving entire cities, maybe even entire states away from today’s coastlines?

We as humans have never had to endure a warming cycle like this. Once again, we know that adding large amounts of CO2 and methane to the atmosphere, the Earth will warm. It’s simply physics.

So we need to argue policy.

What’s the harm and working to move towards energy sources that release less emissions?

What are going to do when some of the world’s biggest cities are being inundated with ocean water? Are we prepared for more weather extremes? Of course extremes have always happened, but are we prepared for them to occur more frequently?

So we could be having valuable conversations planning for the future, or we can argue about something that’s been proven and known since the 19th century.

It’s like breaking your leg, but instead of trying to get to a doctor to set it and put it in a cast to heal, you’re still arguing how it happened.