Anthony Patrick O’Brien, a professor emeritus of economics at Lehigh University, wrote in today’s Morning Call how “Climate change is not going to kill us.” The article went on to say that predictions are often wrong and that people would continue to live on our earth. He did call for a carbon tax and admitted that “climate change is a significant problem,” but the gist of the article was–don’t panic.
My response to this is to tell you to panic My second response is to say that climate change has already killed some of us. We are seeing huge wildfires, flooding, heat waves, rising oceans. Many of the refugees around the world are climate refugees. Deserts are growing. The ice pack is shrinking. Thousands of species have already become extinct.
People will be on the planet for a long time, but their lives will be unpleasant, narrow, and difficult. Of course predictions may be wrong, but as the saying goes, hope for the best, plan for the worst. The worst is already at our doorstep and our seashores.
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