Price Waterhouse Cooper is not a collection of hippies, and they don't work for the left, but for industry and insurance, banks and billionaires.
The information tells businesses that no time is left to stop cutting forests and polluting, if we don't reduce our fossil fuel use by significant amounts every year, starting today, agriculture and business will become nearly impossible. Populations will have to fall. West of the Mississippi will be a permanent dust storm. Businesses and nations will fail.
The 6 or 11 degree rise is world average, not uniform, so some places may see 20 or 30 degree rise, Saudi Arabia 145°, American southwest 140°. At those temps work or sports outside will kill us, our pets, cattle, blue birds, deer, even snakes.
So, deniers must love it, this is easy to attack, an accounting firm using higher numbers than science does. Why?
I read all the time that telling people gloomy predictions tuns them off, they won't fight to clean up our air and water and slow the temp rise after being bummed out. I'm not sure I agree. The doctor told my dad if you don't stop smoking you'll die this year, he stopped. Soldiers are told flaq jackets might save your life, maybe not your toes, but your life, scary shit, they wear them.
ReplyDeleteThe closer we get to catastrophe the more people will take it seriously. And the less they'll be able to do about it.
ReplyDeleteMaybe we should all start smoking pot ... ; )