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hatrack

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6. I would say that this is about the 1,277,895th most important climate-related problem we're facing

Reply to Benton D Struckcheon (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2014, 01:32 PM

Jun 2014

More to the point of your post (rather than the headline) is that scientists once thought we were near the middle of the zone of habitability (distance from the Sun). Now, it appears, we're within the innermost 1-3% of that zone, which does not bode well for the medium- and long-term.

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Climate change may prevent contact with alien civilisations [View all] Benton D Struckcheon Jun 2014 OP

Actually, that's depressing. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Jun 2014 #1

well yeah. Advanced species can see how fucking stupid we are. 2pooped2pop Jun 2014 #2

Did you know climate change cannot be a problem, because no-one from the future has come back muriel_volestrangler Jun 2014 #3

We would probably just shoot any aliens that showed up, or detain them. djean111 Jun 2014 #4

They came, they saw, they forsook us. GeorgeGist Jun 2014 #5

I would say that this is about the 1,277,895th most important climate-related problem we're facing hatrack Jun 2014 #6