Collapse?
There’s not much good news in this weather report, but if you're worried about human extinction -
it’s not happening.
Civilization may be at risk of collapse, but it won't happen any time soon ... hopefully.
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Focus on the present.
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Local pollutants cause misery currently, as well as congregating in the upper atmosphere.
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So why not reverse course, starting right now?
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The forecast is bad enough without overstating the consequences. Here’s what to expect:
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“High temperature ... hazards” - meaning heat so hot airports get closed.
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The melting of “a million tonnes of ice ... every minute”.
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"Wildfires in the Arctic Circle."
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A "plague of rodents"; "Swarms of locusts"; "Hundreds of scorpion stings".
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Tennis players ... collapsing on live TV, "unable to breathe properly" due to polluted, smoky air.
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The above items were easy to "predict" because they've already happened.
Governments can collapse following crop failures. Famines have been an ugly reality for too many.
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In 2010 - 2011, wheat harvests declined due to drought and floods.
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Subsequent shortages sparked the upheaval known as the "Arab Spring".
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“Water scarcity [leads to] populations competing with farming and industry.”
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“Increasing heat, aridity, and sea-level rise will drive ... poverty and hunger.”
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“When people are starving, they are more vulnerable to bacteria and viruses.”
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Another problem: electricity for needed air conditioning can come from burning fossil-fuels.
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“Air-conditioning ... [uses] huge amounts of electricity." "When [it] goes out on a hot day, people die.”
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Drought-caused “low water levels ... limit ... [electricity from] hydroelectric power plants.”
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Cooling "systems [of] 10 years ago are not able to keep up with the" increases in heat.
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The wondrous ability of oceans and forests to "digest" CO2 is going bad.
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“The...Amazon released ... more carbon dioxide ... over the last decade than it absorbed.”
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The Arctic has become "a net carbon dioxide emitter" for the first time. ​
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Oil producers can read the writing on the wall. What are they thinking?
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Oil company scientists have known about the greenhouse problem since the 1970's/80's.
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They'll stick with the same old tactics: Deny, Delay, Dispute, Depose, Debate, Debase, Distract, etc.
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“Oil and gas and petro-chemical industries ... are working to dramatically expand ... production.”
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“Industry execs ... see their savior as plastics.” ​
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Join the boycott. Please.
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