The deserts of the western United States were once underwater. Ice sheets several times in recent geological history have covered most of the continental US. Hawaii itself was underwater until volcanic eruptions produced the islands.
The earth’s geology has been changing since the earth formed and will continue to change if all life is removed. Land will rise and sink. Temperatures will rise and fall. Continents will move. Rain and wind will erode mountains. Ocean currents will create beaches and sweep them away. Volcanos will burn the land and fill the atmosphere with ash which in turn will block the sun and cool the surface. The poles will flip causing massive changes. Huge flares from the sun, or errant asteroids may hit the earth and destroy most life.
Only the most foolish human beings believe man cam stop climate change.
BRING BACK PANGEA! 😎👍
So very true. Watched a PBS program (might have been Nova) that discussed the formation of the Swiss Alps. It described incredible actions of our planet - continental shifts, landmass moving on top of other, glaciers, etc. None of these items having been caused by humans. None of these items having any chance of controlled by humans either.
Our planet is going to continue to change. We may or may not see drastic changes in our lifetime. It is what it is.
Before George W. Bush was President, there were glaciers in Wisconsin. Now they are all gone. Coincidence? I think not. Follow the science.
However, not building things on sand right next to the ocean is probably a good idea. (And not subsidizing the insurance for these buildings!) This notion seems to be lost on lots of people on the East Coast.