They weren't as accurate as they could be, in fact some were just based off of educated guesses.
A ruby is a gem not a mineral :)
Answer:
climate is affecting earth becuase of global warming. Global warming is causing sea levels to rise.
Explanation:
Pollution to the atmosphere, and the fact that fossil fuels are only a finite resource and could very easily run out, and we wouldnt have anything left to power anything except for renewable sources of energy like solar, wind, geothermal, and hydroelectric.