Post AYyjPt9HyDjRPgZNfE by PChoate@mas.to
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 (DIR) Post #AYyWdUVF6KhVcpzhZI by PChoate@mas.to
       2023-08-22T01:57:51Z
       
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       #DYK that 200 years ago in 1800 and 1831, perhaps the most important geologist of all time, Alexander von #Humboldt described human-induced   #climatechange scientifically, on the basis of observations generated during his travels? He showed that local impacts of development were already damaging the environment. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Humboldt
       
 (DIR) Post #AYyWdVNTqg5OL3N16m by lucifargundam@qoto.org
       2023-08-22T02:42:33Z
       
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       @PChoate iirc he's the archeologist that's famous for blowing up everything without regard for what he's looking for or the environment
       
 (DIR) Post #AYygyuVGcuAbt3rFmy by PChoate@mas.to
       2023-08-22T04:38:29Z
       
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       @lucifargundam I thought that was Alfred Nobel.
       
 (DIR) Post #AYyhIwl9wmrCg0qTzc by lucifargundam@qoto.org
       2023-08-22T04:42:07Z
       
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       @PChoate Quick search says both are wrongHeinrich Schliemannhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-many-myths-of-the-man-who-discoveredand-nearly-destroyedtroy-180980102/
       
 (DIR) Post #AYyjPt9HyDjRPgZNfE by PChoate@mas.to
       2023-08-22T05:05:46Z
       
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       @lucifargundam Plenty of dishonest researchers out there.  I recommend reading about Humboldt.  He literally changed our understanding of weather.