Actually the Biblical Flood, and other flood legends, are most likely related to the refilling of the Black Sea from the Mediterranean some 8000 or so years ago. The Climatic Optimum was a solar orbit phenomenon being one of the Milankovich cycles.
Regarding taking action before going past a tipping point. What action do you propose? Do you have some magic way to cut CO2 emissions by 50% in the next twenty years without bringing much of the World's economy to a crashing halt?
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