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Re:Melting ice reveals two-million-year old peat by RosanaAnaDana on Saturday September 03, 2022 @02:58PM (#32704928)
Do large scale catastrophic floods, heat waves, snow storms, hurricanes, and wild fires not qualify as hostile to human life?

What is the true scotsman weather and climate that is hostile to human life?

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Re:Melting ice reveals two-million-year old peat by edgyquant on Saturday September 03, 2022 @03:08PM (#32705022)
If they do then the Earth already qualifies as hostile to human life
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Re:Melting ice reveals two-million-year old peat by klyrs on Saturday September 03, 2022 @04:21PM (#32705698)
The problem is that the level of hostility is increasing. A caged tiger is hostile but with some sensible precautions, one can avoid harm. If the cage is opened, that hostility is an immediate concern.
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Re:Melting ice reveals two-million-year old peat by jpollock on Saturday September 03, 2022 @03:13PM (#32705071)
Hostile to human life means "humans cannot exist without technological assistance".

It doesn't mean mass death, that's a measure of the Carrying Capacity. Hostility means carrying capacity is zero, or close to it.

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