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And 65 million years ago an asteroid detonated with the power of all of the world’s nukes combined, so there is no need to worry about nuclear war.

And timespans are like that for climate too, millions of years not 299




The little ice age lasted from 1300 to 1850 [0], so 299 years is not orders of magnitudes off.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age


That’s less that half a degree, barely noticeable. Climate change is predicted to be 6 degrees or thereabouts


Wow I predict things too, they don't always come true. Remind me when we go up 6 degrees and i'll care.




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