Reply #44: I actually wondered about bringing that up.

[Tesha]

In general, your theory is correct: in any species, there are
always "outliers", genetic, geographical, or both.

But in the case of humans, an awful lot of the outliers are
located in places that won't survive the catastrophe; they'll
either be underwater or baked to a crisp in parching drought
conditions. It may only be those Strangelovian folks down in
the nuclear-powered mine shafts that survive.

The real question, to me, is how bad the wars will be when
the excrement starts hitting the ventilator. I actually don't doubt
that there will remain some places in this earth where humans
could survive the coming changes, but remember, we still have
nuclear weapons and there are still people ready to use them.
In the end, *THAT* might be the factor that tips us into extinction.

Tesha