Is Climate Change an Existential Threat?
Channel: Majpalmer
Date: 2020-08-28

What does the "expert," Oetzi, the 5300-year-old frozen mummy have to say about the question? The fact that his frozen body survived for over 500 years, and was discovered, is proof of a warming planet and a retreating glacier. But the fact that he was where he was found 5300 years ago, also proves that it was as warm then as it is now, despite the fact that there were few humans around in the very pre-industrial revolution copper age. Was humanity at peril from this warming climate 5300 years ago? Had it faced an "existential threat" and only been rescued by the advancing glaciers? Hardly!