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Humans evolved to live on an icy planet. Earth is usually much hotter.

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As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

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Humans evolved to live on an icy planet. Earth is usually much hotter.

As Earth approaches warmer levels experienced earlier in its geologic history, it may be bad news for human survival.

2 days ago

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