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Hottest in 1,500 years? That would predate human contributions

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A recent climate change article in the Bradenton Herald stated that the world has experienced the hottest temperatures in 1,500 years. Ask yourself the next question. If it was as hot then, what was causing it?

None of the anthropogenic factors being blamed existed at that time or earlier. So why was it as hot way back then? Could it possibly be that Earth’s temperatures change without any input from humans? I want a simple explanation as to why we had multiple ice ages followed by the ends of multiple ice ages long before Homo sapiens utilized fossil fuels to drive automobiles.

Michael Harris

Bradenton

This story was originally published August 10, 2017 at 12:15 PM with the headline "Hottest in 1,500 years? That would predate human contributions."

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