No, the end of the last glacial period started about 20,000 years ago and ended about 10,000 years ago. Since the Holocene optimum about 8,000 years ago temperatures in general have slowly been declining.
Agriculture is a requirement to support a civilization such as the Inca's, Mayan's and Aztec's had. When the diseases that Columbus and others brought swept through the natives, wiping out up to 90% of the pre-Columbian population those farming areas were left to go fallow and back to forest. A map on this page outlines the areas where farming was predominant over hunter-gatherer population.
Try comparing the area of Europe and the area of the Americas. Hint, counting Europe as going clear to the Ural Mountains it's still less than 1/4 the area of the Americas.
It wasn't just North America but all of the Americas that got depopulated. And Europe is much less than half the size of North America and less than a quarter of the size of all of the Americas so you could expect the effect to be bigger from changes in the Americas.
In the past when CO2 was much higher than it is now the Sun was also considerably cooler than it is now. 3 billion years ago Sol was only about 75% as bright as it is now.
In places in the new world the natives actively suppressed the growing of forests. For instance in the Willamette Valley of Oregon they lit fires every fall to keep the trees from reforesting the valley floor. This helped some of their food sources out. Also, the serious logging in the new world didn't really get going until the mid-1800's, about the time the LIA was winding down.
It's the same exemption I'm getting because I get health care coverage through my employer, the same as all Federal employees, including Congress, get through their employer.
Thanks for that Washington Post article. I learned something. I had heard that Pelosi, when she became Speaker said that she would be perfectly happy to fly commercial but they wanted her to be in an airplane where she had access to government communication channels in case of an emergency. It sounds like the Bush II administration could have denied her the jet if they had wanted to. As #2 in line for the Presidency I wouldn't begrudge any Speaker including Boehner using a military jet. They make a pretty big target if someone wants to try something.
I'm proud that Ron Wyden is one of my Senators although I don't agree with him on everything. He is a thoughtful person. One thing he's done that helps keep him popular in the state and grounded is to hold town hall meetings at least once in every county of the state every year. On February 17, 2009 he held his 500th town hall in the Wheeler County* town of Fossil where he held the first one in 1996. All politicians should give their constituents that much access.
*The population of Wheeler County is 1,441 and 250 people attended the meeting.
If you're going to be post stuff that is easily checked out you should get your facts right. The members of Congress get the same health care deal as all other Federal employees, no more no less. Congressional pensions are not as you say. To quote my cite: "For example, a member of Congress who worked for 22 years and had a top three-year average salary of $153,900 would be eligible for a pension payment of $84,645 per year." I'll give you the sexual harassment one. The only members of Congress I'm aware of that get publicly funded jet rides for normal travel are the Vice President (as presiding officer of the Senate) and the Speaker of the House who is 2nd in line for the Presidency and that is at the insistence of the Secret Service. All regular members of Congress such as my Oregon Senators and Representatives take commercial jets to travel between here and DC.
I haven't been able to find the original reference but I did a little research. This article has some information on the subject. In particular, this map shows the total area of solar photovoltaic cells that would be required to replace all of the worlds energy use (read the description). It looks like it must be a bit bigger than the 40x40 I was talking about so that must have just been for electricity alone. However as the map shows it wouldn't take all that much area to supply the worlds total energy requirements.
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No, the end of the last glacial period started about 20,000 years ago and ended about 10,000 years ago. Since the Holocene optimum about 8,000 years ago temperatures in general have slowly been declining.
How about Angry Boobs?
I was replying to the AC who replied to you. But I understand catharsis.
Next, a USB port in your belly button to charge your iPhone.
The one that concerns me most is some bio-weapons lab produces something that no one has immunity to that gets loose.
Insightful comment there.
If you're worried about karma points you're doing it wrong.
Is that a quote from Asimov's "Nightfall"?
Is Tesla the original Doc Brown?
The Ring OF Fire
Is that a description of your anus after eating them?
... about 15 grams of habanero may be a lethal doze.
If that's a lethal "doze" maybe they should be using them to administer the death penalty.
Could be they all T-Rex, raptors and birds, evolved from a common ancestor though.
Agriculture is a requirement to support a civilization such as the Inca's, Mayan's and Aztec's had. When the diseases that Columbus and others brought swept through the natives, wiping out up to 90% of the pre-Columbian population those farming areas were left to go fallow and back to forest. A map on this page outlines the areas where farming was predominant over hunter-gatherer population.
AC parent is informative.
Well, poison oak is one of the types of plants that benefit most from increased CO2.
Try comparing the area of Europe and the area of the Americas. Hint, counting Europe as going clear to the Ural Mountains it's still less than 1/4 the area of the Americas.
It wasn't just North America but all of the Americas that got depopulated. And Europe is much less than half the size of North America and less than a quarter of the size of all of the Americas so you could expect the effect to be bigger from changes in the Americas.
In the past when CO2 was much higher than it is now the Sun was also considerably cooler than it is now. 3 billion years ago Sol was only about 75% as bright as it is now.
In places in the new world the natives actively suppressed the growing of forests. For instance in the Willamette Valley of Oregon they lit fires every fall to keep the trees from reforesting the valley floor. This helped some of their food sources out. Also, the serious logging in the new world didn't really get going until the mid-1800's, about the time the LIA was winding down.
It's the same exemption I'm getting because I get health care coverage through my employer, the same as all Federal employees, including Congress, get through their employer.
Thanks for that Washington Post article. I learned something. I had heard that Pelosi, when she became Speaker said that she would be perfectly happy to fly commercial but they wanted her to be in an airplane where she had access to government communication channels in case of an emergency. It sounds like the Bush II administration could have denied her the jet if they had wanted to. As #2 in line for the Presidency I wouldn't begrudge any Speaker including Boehner using a military jet. They make a pretty big target if someone wants to try something.
That isn't anybody who is going to win the Presidency any time soon.
I'm proud that Ron Wyden is one of my Senators although I don't agree with him on everything. He is a thoughtful person. One thing he's done that helps keep him popular in the state and grounded is to hold town hall meetings at least once in every county of the state every year. On February 17, 2009 he held his 500th town hall in the Wheeler County* town of Fossil where he held the first one in 1996. All politicians should give their constituents that much access.
*The population of Wheeler County is 1,441 and 250 people attended the meeting.
If you're going to be post stuff that is easily checked out you should get your facts right. The members of Congress get the same health care deal as all other Federal employees, no more no less. Congressional pensions are not as you say. To quote my cite: "For example, a member of Congress who worked for 22 years and had a top three-year average salary of $153,900 would be eligible for a pension payment of $84,645 per year." I'll give you the sexual harassment one. The only members of Congress I'm aware of that get publicly funded jet rides for normal travel are the Vice President (as presiding officer of the Senate) and the Speaker of the House who is 2nd in line for the Presidency and that is at the insistence of the Secret Service. All regular members of Congress such as my Oregon Senators and Representatives take commercial jets to travel between here and DC.
I haven't been able to find the original reference but I did a little research. This article has some information on the subject. In particular, this map shows the total area of solar photovoltaic cells that would be required to replace all of the worlds energy use (read the description). It looks like it must be a bit bigger than the 40x40 I was talking about so that must have just been for electricity alone. However as the map shows it wouldn't take all that much area to supply the worlds total energy requirements.
There's a book coming out titled "Why Rick Perry will make you miss George W. Bush".
Hmm... Just like George W. Bush made me miss Nixon.