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To: DoodleBob
In all seriousness, many historians have pointed out centuries long cooling periods (i.e. the Greek Dark Age from roughly 11th century BC to 3rd century BC, the Dark Age from roughly AD 300 to 900, and the Little Ice Age from AD 1300 to 1800's) is when there's the most deaths by plague. (And lower crop yields. And less predictable precipitation. Thus, life in the warming periods are better from a climate perspective.)


15 posted on 12/22/2025 1:55:09 PM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Tell It Right; SunkenCiv

A similar problem would be the crop failures after the Laki Fissure event 1883 in Iceland which caused severe enough crop failures in France to set the stage for the French Revolution a few years later. Our Benjamin Franklin who was in France for diplomatic purposes related to our own Revolution a few years earlier, noted the possibility of something in Iceland causing climate problems. Link:

“futurity.org
https://www.futurity.org › Archives
May 15, 2019 — Following the 1783-84 eruption of the Laki volcano on Iceland, Benjamin Franklin speculated on its effects on the climate.”

Unfortunately, my computer would not go to the direct page for me to use that UrL. Problem getting links all day with this Chromebook.


31 posted on 12/22/2025 5:41:56 PM PST by gleeaikin (Question Authority: report facts, and post their links in your message.)
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To: Tell It Right; SunkenCiv; fireman15

I think everyone got my /sarc, but let me be unambiguous.

The idea that Man somehow screwed up the planet’s ecosystem this bigly is laughable.

The 100+ year temperature plots are problematic on a number of fronts.

Now…can a natural process cause weather and climate impacts? You bet…sunspots, El Niño, and so on are likely candidates.

Volcano activity could also be a contributing factor. Indeed, the plots I stacked at a minimum suggests maybe THAT is an avenue worth exploring.

Alas, natural processes can’t be taxed or form the basis of rights deprivation. Which is why they’ll never be championed by the climate goons.


38 posted on 12/22/2025 8:15:21 PM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s²)
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