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To: Land Shark who wrote (33851)	8/2/2012 2:02:21 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh	5 Recommendations Respond to of 86356

What caused the megadroughts of the past that were more severe than recent ones? Why wouldn't the same processes cause future megadroughts regardless of CO2? What caused average temperature swings throughout the holocene? If we don't understand the past how can we predict the future?

To: Land Shark who wrote (33851)	8/2/2012 2:06:05 PM
From: average joe	Respond to of 86356

There was a mega-drought during the last ice age to. It was just an accident or coincidence or perhaps divine intervention we live on a planet that sustains life. One little cataclysmic push and it could be all over - ponder that while you are eating your Happy Meal.

To: Land Shark who wrote (33851)	8/2/2012 2:29:11 PM
From: teevee	4 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86356

Droughts have always happened. I'll repeat that they'll now become more frequent and more severe in the coming years. This is what the climate science is telling us. You understand that concept? Do you understand the concept, based on empirical data, that more frequent and severe droughts in the coming years would indicate a deep and rapid (over 30-40 years) cooling ahead, possibly the end of the interglacial warming we have all enjoyed. That is what the climate science is telling us: ncdc.noaa.gov