Well, this is unexpected news. The worrywarts at NASA now say that instead of killing us global warming could, in fact, save us from a cold, miserable death in the next ice age.
…According to scientists’ models of Earth’s orbit and orientation toward the Sun indicate that our world should be just beginning to enter a new period of cooling — perhaps the next ice age.
However, a new force for change has arisen: humans. After the industrial revolution, humans introduced increasing amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and changed the surface of the landscape to an extent great enough to influence climate on local and global scales. By driving up carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere (by about 30 percent), humans have increased its capacity to trap warmth near the surface.
So drive that gas guzzler. Turn the heat up in your house. Cancel your plans for that backyard windmill.
Then get a big, furry parka and rent yourself a cave near Palm Springs, baby. The Ice Age is coming.
H/T: Ace of Spades