On the down side, the last ice age may have wiped out the civilization that came before us quite thoroughly. I used to look at our civ and wonder how it could all be destroyed so that no trace could be found. But then I thought, glaciers could do it. Wipe out all traces beyond legends and a few temples in the tropical parts of the globe where the glaciers never reached.
I don’t think all traces of us could be wiped out now, due to the way we’ve plasticized everthing in this universe with plastic residue.
“I don’t think all traces of us could be wiped out now, due to the way we’ve plasticized everthing in this universe...”
Dunno ‘bout that.
Stuff that gets into the hot springs down around Yellowstone (including one entire tourist a year or so ago) do a fair job of disappearing.
...and if that “stuff” gets into volcanic lava flows......
(You can check with folks in Hawaii for details on that deal)
Finally, I’ve spent enough time now around both Glacier Park and some of the existing relatively itty bitty glaciers in the Rockies that I have infinite respect for the ability of a cubic mile or so of ice to grind up just about anything you’d care to throw in its path.
Not to be totally crude, but Mother Nature can be a real Mutha.