I agree. Adapting to a warmer world (with wider climate fluctuations) is the most logical action-path for the individual, it seems to me. Pity about the vast majority without the knowledge or resources to do so. (Give me the strength to change the things I can, the peace of mind to accept the things I can't change, and the wisdom to see the difference.) I even migrated to NZ for 4.5 years to put that very strategy into place... Greymouth gets 3 metres of rain each year. Each day (when it wasn't cloudy) I could see snow-capped mountains -- even in the summer. The soil was rich, the vegetation was stunning, and the hunting & fishing was abundant. Pity about all the lifelong Kiwis there running the place into the ground. If only all of them came here, and the best 4 million Aussies went there, it'd be quite Utopic. Cheers, Carl On 23/04/14 16:59, Lev Lafayette wrote:
On Wed, April 23, 2014 5:47 pm, Jason White wrote:
At this point I suspect that it's largely a matter of adapting to a warmer world rather than of trying to prevent it, as there seems no prospect of substantial reductions in emissions in the near term.
Sadly, I suspect you might be right Jason - and adaption is not going to be a fun ride.
Our species seems to have the capability to generate global problems, but lacks the institutional structures and motivation to agree to global solutions.