Mann is right. Gates argues incredibly that climate change does not threaten civilization, just a few billion poor people living in already marginal conditions, certainly not those of us with the means to adapt. As if heat is the only consequence and a cascade of calamities has not already begun.

Because getting filthy rich in office is just so anti-MAGA.

"We are hurtling toward climate chaos."

Even the mitigation optimists are predicting doom.

Since 1.5 is already stress testing those systems to the breaking point, I agree with your assessment.

Since it’s increasingly obvious we aren’t going to stop this, why torture ourselves decrying what could and should have been done? No one else is. Knowing what’s coming, my plan is to prepare as best I can and to appreciate whatever serenity and beauty our rapidly degrading world can still offer.

Doomer here. TLDR. I'm convinced that only nature will sort this out. There are so many things we could do (but won't), and at some point we will have sufficiently degraded liveability of major swaths of the planet to the point where a sudden societal collapse and severe depopulation event occur.

But hey, the markets...

Well, I for one can wait.

I’m from the 1950’s. Unless you are or were a sailor, any tattoo is disqualifying.

I’ve seen some recent predictions of increasing frequency of El Niño / La Niña oscillations but would this bring increasing intensity as well?

We're looking at this all wrong. This is one of the coolest Octobers we are likely to see going forward. Enjoy the crisp fall air and join the crowd in paying no attention to the cliff that humanity is about drive over.

2025 remake: “I Have Two Words for You: Air Conditioning”

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