nor to put heavier restrictions on fossil fuel usage.

As we are still in the throws of greed-driven social and political dominance, the big “Fuck You” to our next generations appears as firmly entrenched as ever. Pain and suffering are often the only dynamic which inspires rapid and significant change. Climate Catastrophe will inevitably provide the aforementioned pain and suffering in doses epic enough to move humanity off our present position.

Only the ability to rapidly adapt will save future lives. Interestingly, it is during such chaotic times that animals (hopefully including humans) and plants experience evolutionary leaps. And, as always, a little luck will he helpful.

The latest science, as well as well informed “laymen” like young miss Thunberg and her contemporaries, know what’s just over the horizon. They continue to raise the warning, which for all intents and purposes, is unheeded or ignored.

Oh well…

5 billion too many. If I make it another 15 years, I’ll be the same age as my parents were when they passed at 90.
My carbon foot print ends with me, I never reproduced.

Going from 8 billion to 3 billion in a controlled fashion would be desirable.

Having it happen in a couple of decades of wars, famine, floods, disease is going to be horrific. Even for those billionaires who have bought retreats far from the madding crowd.

The slow initial changes reflect the pull of the original attractive stable orbit. When the deviation becomes sufficient, the system state will rapidly transition to its next stable attractor. Expect it. We will see it happen in the next decade. Impact on the biosphere will be immense, as species which evolved to their niches for thousands of years are suddenly displaced. The degree of human suffering, especially from famines and wars, will surprise those still able to observe it.

We too are evolved species living in a shared biosphere. Some of us have forgotten. All of us are about to be reminded.

The degree of human suffering, especially from famines and wars, will surprise those still able to observe it.

We too are evolved species living in a shared biosphere. Some of us have forgotten. All of us are about to be reminded.

Over the next five years we will see lots of rapid shifts, mostly all adverse.

Then, surprisingly, came 4 years of Trump (oh Dems & the Left, why couldn't you just have voted for Hillary?) along with Covid. Then came the 1/6 half-assed insurrection attempt, more Trump constantly whining about the stolen election, how he was robbed, along with his worshipful Maga cult. The icing on the cake will be global climate change coming to a head. But the earth will abide with or without what is living on it. We need the earth but it doesn't need us.