Has our Planet been Warmer than Today?

CSS-14 The answer is YES, most of the time. And the planet has been significantly warmer roughly 86% of the time abundant life has existed on the planet (the Phanerozoic). We should be thankful that we live in our current times. The warmth of the Holocene has allowed human civilization to develop our current standard of living. But for perspective, the Holocene is a minor warmth in one of the coldest periods of the Phanerozoic, the Pleistocene Ice Age. The bullet points below summarize the amount of time we have been historically/significantly warmer.

• 1,900 to the Present (generally a statistically meaningless period on climate time scales) – but the Dirty Thirties were warmer
• 10,500 years BP to the Present (our Holocene interglacial warm period) – roughly 75% of the time
• 450,000 years BP to the Present (Ice Core Coverage) – every Interglacial Warm Period was warmer than the Holocene
• 5,000,000 years BP to the Present (Pliocene/Pleistocene) – roughly 90% of the time
• 67,000,000 years BP to the Present (Cenozoic) – roughly 98% of the time
• 550,000,000 BP to the Present (Holocene) – roughly 86% of the time

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The Catastrophic Anthropogenic Global Warming (CAGW) alarmists like to ignore reality and the data that highlights that reality. The planet has routinely survived and thrived at much higher temperature (and CO₂) levels than today. And at much higher temperatures than the IPCC has been forecasting will lead to catastrophic results. Temperatures that are based on forecasts that used computer models the IPCC has acknowledged are “running way too hot” (AAAS article). Temperatures that are based on forecasts made by computer models that use emission forecasts (RCP8.5) the IPCC has acknowledged are highly implausible (Roger Pielke Jr.). Temperatures that are based on forecasts made by computer models that use unsubstantiated positive water vapor feedbacks (might be a reason why the models run way too hot). Temperatures that are based on forecasts made by computers that are knowingly programmed to essentially ignore natural forcings.

Life thrives at much higher temperatures than any level human activity could produce. Humanity could have quite easily survived through the much warmer periods like the Jurassic, Cretaceous, Eocene, etc. (Tyrannosaurus Rex, asteroid impacts, etc. notwithstanding). And we (and the planet) will survive any warming that rising CO₂ levels may cause (whether you believe the IPCC “science” or not). There is no “Climate Emergency” (clintel.org).

In reality, our chances of surviving long term would have been much higher if we had evolved during the Eocene Climate Optimum. We would have had millions of years to develop the technology we need to survive the deep ice ages and other cataclysmic events. The Milankovitch Cycles will take us back into a deep ice age within 20 or 30 thousand years (eccentricity, obliquity and precession are all headed cooler, Insolation, slightly cooler). Those timelines could be reduced dramatically if the right combination of events from below come to pass.

In reality, our chances of surviving long term would have been much higher if we had evolved during the Eocene Climate Optimum. We would have had millions of years to develop the technology we need to survive the deep ice ages and other cataclysmic events. The Milankovitch Cycles will take us back into a deep ice age within 20 or 30 thousand years (eccentricity, obliquity and precession are all headed cooler, Insolation, slightly cooler). Those timelines could be reduced dramatically if the right combination of events from below come to pass.

• The major Ocean Cycles are in or entering their cool phases (AMO – cooling, PDO – cooling, ENSO – cooling) and will cool the global temperatures.
• Solar Activity is declining (TSI is decreasing and declines will accelerate as we move further into the Modern Grand Solar Minimum (GSM)). Temperatures will follow the TSI down.
• Volcanic Activity tends to increase during GSMs (the increased aerosols lead to global cooling).
• The overdue Beaufort Gyre cold, freshwater release into the Northern Atlantic which has the potential to disrupt ocean circulation and dramatically cool the northern hemisphere (possibly triggering an ice age).
• Massive ice migration from the polar regions to the mid latitudes (another potential ice age trigger on its own).
• There is evidence that Solar micro-novae events occur every 12 thousand years. We are due for one later this century. The consequences of a micro novae event are orders of magnitude deadlier than the relatively benign “Climate Change” we are or will supposedly be facing.
• Bill Gates geo-engineering plans to dim the sun are ridiculous but still possible given the stupidity of our ruling class. The planet will cool on its own without Bill’s help.

We do not need to fear higher temperatures. We need to fear the economic fallout of the COVID-19 crisis and the continued idiotological green spending that we cannot afford.