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To: LLCF who wrote (5221)	6/23/2001 10:41:51 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Respond to of 74559

It makes me feel worse if indeed the current spike is because of us... I think you need to go back and re-read my post and review the timeline on that graph. The sharp spike BEGAN at the end of the Pleistocene period 18,000 years ago, and REACHED ITS PEAK, probably some 16,000 years ago. gcrio.ciesin.org Since reaching that peak, unlike the previous incident 140,000 years ago, it has remained rather steady, and not resulted in a sudden downward plunge (yet). Now I believe that your ancestors, and mine, were quite likely beating each other with clubs at that time, and thus probably were quite minimal in their production of greenhouse gases. So the point being, might it be possible that the existence of man and his recent production of greenhouse gases, may have proven exactly what was required to prevent a downward plunge in global temperatures, as occurred 140,000 years ago (after spiking). Also note that we in an "interglacial" period, which suggests that another ice age is what we want to avoid at all costs (unless you own ultra long-term LEAPS on natural gas and heating oil). Hawk