The poll of the apocalypse

spudcon · 05-17-2008, 12:53 PM

Speaking of fantasy, Our sun orbits our galaxy every 220 million years. It has been postulated that in some parts of that orbit, the sun passes through clouds of dust and gas, causing changes in its apparent brightness from earth. In this scenario, Ice ages begin, and continue in a runaway fashion because the cooler snowy earth reflects more sunlight, causing more freezing etc. Of course, there's always the possibility of clouds of asteroids also, causing more catastrophes.
Since we are still coming out of the last ice age, isn't it fair to assume that the earth might be heating up .6 degree per cenury? Or does it make more sense to retrograde civilization because chicken little thinks he knows the sky is falling?

View Poll Results: When will the world 'END'
During my or my childrens' lifetime because of human actions	2	13.33%
During my or my childrens' lifetime because of natural disasters	0	0%
Sometime in the next 150 years	3	20.00%
It will end on Earth, but Humankind will escape offworld	4	26.67%
We will eventually find harmony with our planet again, and live indefinitely	6	40.00%
Voters: 15. You may not vote on this poll

05-17-2008, 12:53 PM	#1
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Speaking of fantasy, Our sun orbits our galaxy every 220 million years. It has been postulated that in some parts of that orbit, the sun passes through clouds of dust and gas, causing changes in its apparent brightness from earth. In this scenario, Ice ages begin, and continue in a runaway fashion because the cooler snowy earth reflects more sunlight, causing more freezing etc. Of course, there's always the possibility of clouds of asteroids also, causing more catastrophes. Since we are still coming out of the last ice age, isn't it fair to assume that the earth might be heating up .6 degree per cenury? Or does it make more sense to retrograde civilization because chicken little thinks he knows the sky is falling? __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

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