What If Antarctica Were a Rainforest

About 90 million years ago, the frozen realm of Antarctica used to be a lush, swampy, temperate forest, similar to those found in New Zealand today. The rainforest managed to thrive, even with four months of polar night, when there was no Sunlight. What if this ancient rainforest decided it was time to make a comeback? What if Antarctica were a rainforest? Would this work out well for us? Or be devastating for the human race? Subscribe to the What If Discussed podcast: http://bit.ly/yt-what-if-show-podcast Listen to the world’s top thinkers in science, astronomy, technology, academia and futurism pondering your most popular “what if” questions. Check out our second channel called "How to Survive": https://bit.ly/how-to-survive-by-what-if Join our Patreon community and help make What If better: http://bit.ly/whatif-patreon Can you translate this episode into another language? Add subtitles and we will link your YouTube channel in the description: /timedtext_video?v=Xx4DOM_u6m0 Watch more what-if scenarios: Planet Earth: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Earth The Cosmos: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Cosmos Technology: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Technology Your Body: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Body Humanity: http://bit.ly/YT-what-if-Humanity T-shirts and merch: http://bit.ly/whatifstore Suggest an episode (detailed): http://bit.ly/suggest-whatif Newsletter: http://bit.ly/whatif-newsletter Feedback and inquiries: https://underknown.com/contact/ What If elsewhere: Instagram: http://bit.ly/whatif-instagram Twitter: http://bit.ly/whatif-twitter Facebook: http://bit.ly/facebook-whatif What If in Spanish: http://bit.ly/YT-Spanish-what-if What If in Mandarin: http://bit.ly/YT-Chinese-what-if Thank you to our loyal patrons: Gabe Steve H. What If is a mini-documentary web series that takes you on an epic journey through hypothetical worlds and possibilities. Join us on an imaginary adventure through time, space and chance while we (hopefully) boil down complex subjects in a fun and entertaining way. Produced with love by Underknown in Toronto: https://underknown.com

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