Thanks Jim
Dating the forecast to 2007 emphasizes how rapidly things are spinning out of control. When conditions predicted for 23 years in the future occur within 7 years it makes one wonder if the year 2035 will look like what had been forecast for 2100.
For some reason (fear?) people around the world seem eager to elect those that assure them that there is nothing to worry about. The far right had traditionally built it's base by scaring the hell out of them about terrorism, foreigners, blacks & communists. Now they could be seen as rallying the masses under a banner proclaiming that lying scientists are only trying to scare you into paying higher taxes.
I'm terrified when I look to the future & see nothing but the horror wrought by global warming. Believing that this is all some kind of massive conspiracy that will unravel at some point would be far more comforting, but electing people who either believe this or who claim to believe this will nail the lids on our collective coffins even more securely.
Terry
