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> But, geoengineering seems to be the only plausible mechanism for preventing global warming at this point.

I'd rather geoengineering being beta-bested on other planets first than in the only place we can live.

Besides, global warming might not be so bad, if we consider that we are currently in one of the coldest periods in human history.

Temperatures have been going up and down for millions of years, with or without humans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milankovitch_cycles



> Besides, global warming might not be so bad, if we consider that we are currently in one of the coldest periods in human history.

I don't know where you got this idea from, it's not supported by your link.

We were already in an interglacial warm period, and the warming since the preindustrial average is of the same scale as the difference between the preindustrial average and when the ice sheets withdrew from Chicago.


Well I must sadly inform you that we're officially unable to go to Mars until we "fix all of our problems here on Earth" as people put it. /s




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