The consumer would have to make what they need themselves or find someone who can make what they need and of course pay them.
The climate 250 mya was very tropical, so maybe those fossils could've been found there even w/o continental drift
Nations of the world can work together to use energy more efficiently.
As you increase in elevation, there is less air above you thus the pressure decreases. As the pressure decreases, air molecules spread out further (i.e. air expands) and the temperature decreases. If the humidity is at 100 percent (because it's snowing), the temperature decreases more slowly with height.