Posted on 12/17/2004 10:57:17 PM PST by snarks_when_bored
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Major Climate Change Occurred 5,200 Years Ago: Evidence Suggests That History Could Repeat ItselfDecember 16, 2004
But more importantly, they believe it has happened at least once before, and the results were nearly catastrophic to emerging cultures at the time. He outlined his interpretations and fears today at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco. A professor of geological sciences at Ohio State and a researcher with the Byrd Polar Research Center, Thompson points to markers in numerous records suggesting that the climate was altered suddenly some 5,200 years ago with severe impacts. He points to perfectly preserved plants he discovered that recently emerged from the Quelccaya ice cap in the Peruvian Andes as that glacier retreats. This monstrous glacier, some 551 feet (168 meters) deep, has shown an exponentially increasing rate of retreat since his first observations in 1963. The plants were carbon-dated to determine their age and tests indicated they had been buried by the ice for perhaps 5,200 years. That suggests that somehow, the climate had shifted suddenly and severely to capture the plants and preserve them until now.
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Once something's explained, the explanation seems so obvious!
Kids these days, huh? No biggie.
I agree with pretty much everything you wrote. Good points.
Was one of the neighbor's kids wrapped up in it????
*I keed! I keed! No need to get the Mods involved...this time.
Indeed. ;^)
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The theory mentioned runs along the lines of:
All the earth’s water was at one time in vapor form. The earth was surrounded by thick fog clouds, which subsequently blocked most UAB rays, making cancer virtually nonexistant.
Since we had virtually no exposure to oxidizing radiation, man was very healthy as a species and lived very long lives. Probably grew much bigger as well, giving rise to the giant races, found in the bible and elsewhere in mythology.
Consequently, animals, too were healthier, and grew to monstrous proportions. Dinosaur bones are nothing more than modern day animals, but in these gigantic sizes.
The great flood came when the atmospheric temperature dropped and all the water condensed, forming the oceans and flooding most of the earth.
As a result, we lost our protective blanket against the sun’s rays, and our lifespan has diminished accordingly, due to harmful exposure to the sun’s radiation.
Not saying I believe it, but you asked to hear the theory.
There’s also the theory that leading up to the Deluge the earth was in a glacial period and very dry causing lots of problems. Then suddenly one day the ice sheet slipped off Antarctica due to heat and pressure under the ice and flooded the entire world.
But how would that affect man’s “shortened life span”?
Then I would defer to your theory. After the Deluge things changed.
This is what happened:
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