European colonization of Americas helped cause climate change, but Native Americans deforested huge parts of north America long before Europe arrived

[basquebromance]

Native Americans deforested 55m hectares, causing global warming. I think that's what the article is struggling to say.

European colonization of Americas killed so many it cooled Earth's climate

Research finds killing of native people indirectly contributed to a colder period by causing deaths of around 56 million by 1600

www.theguardian.com

 

[Moonglow]

It's not just deforestation but industrialization which has accelerated climate change.

 

[ding]

Native Americans deforested 55m hectares, causing global warming. I think that's what the article is struggling to say.

European colonization of Americas killed so many it cooled Earth's climate

Research finds killing of native people indirectly contributed to a colder period by causing deaths of around 56 million by 1600

www.theguardian.com

Cool story. Too bad the data shows CO2 lagging temperature.

 

[ding]

It's not just deforestation but industrialization which has accelerated climate change.

We should go back to living in the forest and jungle.

 

[Moonglow]

We should go back to living in the forest and jungle.

I live in the forest yet industrialization is not there.

 

[ding]

I live in the forest yet industrialization is not there.

And typing on a computer to boot. You're a monster.

 

[Moonglow]

And typing on a computer to boot. You're a monster.

Simply horrid, do you feel shame when you type and have the TV on?

 

[ding]

Simply horrid, do you feel shame when you type and have the TV on?

No, but I don't buy their nonsense so I shouldn't be expected to feel bad about it. The world needs to use more fossil fuels, not less.

 

[petro]

Native Americans deforested 55m hectares, causing global warming. I think that's what the article is struggling to say.

European colonization of Americas killed so many it cooled Earth's climate

Research finds killing of native people indirectly contributed to a colder period by causing deaths of around 56 million by 1600

www.theguardian.com

Again.
What is Earth's climate supposed to be?
Static?

 

[BlackSand]

Native Americans deforested 55m hectares, causing global warming. I think that's what the article is struggling to say.

European colonization of Americas killed so many it cooled Earth's climate

Research finds killing of native people indirectly contributed to a colder period by causing deaths of around 56 million by 1600

www.theguardian.com

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Sooner or later people are going to figure out that trees are a Renewable Resource ...

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[ding]

 

[Moonglow]

No, but I don't buy their nonsense so I shouldn't be expected to feel bad about it. The world needs to use more fossil fuels, not less.

Then buy more petroleum jelly.

 

[Moonglow]

Again.
What is Earth's climate supposed to be?
Static?

More of a southern Texas in winter kind.

 

[ding]

Then buy more petroleum jelly.

Do you even current events?

 

[Moonglow]

Do you even current events?

Not with petroleum jelly.

 

[ding]

Not with petroleum jelly.

It'll come in handy in Europe this winter when they pay their heating bills.

 

[Crick]

Native Americans deforested 55m hectares, causing global warming. I think that's what the article is struggling to say.

European colonization of Americas killed so many it cooled Earth's climate

Research finds killing of native people indirectly contributed to a colder period by causing deaths of around 56 million by 1600

www.theguardian.com

Per the OP's article, the 55 million hectares was abandoned when European settlers through violence, forced migration and introduced disease caused the deaths of 56 million indigenous Americans. Since the European colonization of the continental US, more than 110 million hectares of land has been deforested. And just FYI, the land area of the planet is slightly more than 13 billion hectares. The indigenous Americans, over a period of many thousands of years, cleared 0.4% of that.