Gradually, and Then All at Once
Climate change is not coming, it’s here
If you’re not scared, you should be. Have you heard of the concept of climate islands, safe places to live in during the next ten years? You haven’t, because I just made it up. But we are starting to see places get ranked on the basis of whether they are less susceptible to the effects of warming. I live in one (Western NY).
There is a checklist. Fresh water in abundance? Check. Tornados, forest fires, hurricanes, droughts…nope. Above sea level. Yes, 400’ or higher. Hot? Not particularly.
Think about these criteria. Today, in Texas, people are being asked to curtail cooking to reduce the strain on their utility systems. In the southwest temps are near 120. The southeast and Texas (again) are facing tropical weather that will drop 10+” of rain on an already sodden region. Forest fires will ravage the West coast again.
Meanwhile, Republican politicians and evangelicals deny reality and pray. I actually do not think most Republicans pray but that is my opinion. Nevertheless, we are screwed and we are not dealing with it.
This is not my problem
I’m in my sixties. I’ve watched this insane scenario unfold gradually. I knew, in the eighties, that the oil companies had developed something…