Civilization In Its Present Form Hasn't Got

Our Future Is Like That Of The Passengers On A Small Pleasure Boat Sailing Quietly Above The Niagara Falls, Not Knowing That The Engines Are About To Fail.

We Thought We Knew 20 Years Ago. That Led To Some Alarmist Books – Mine Included – Because It Looked Clear-cut, But It Hasn’t Happened. The Climate Is Doing Its Usual Tricks. There’s Nothing Much Really Happening Yet. We Were Supposed To Be Halfway Toward A Frying World Now. The World Has Not Warmed Up Very Much Since The Millennium. Twelve Years Is A Reasonable Time. The Temperature Has Stayed Almost Constant, Whereas It Should Have Been Rising - Carbon Dioxide Is Rising, No Question About That.

I'm Not A Pessimist, Even Though I Do Think Awful Things Are Going To Happen.

I Have A Feeling That Climate Change May Be An Issue As Severe As A War. It May Be Necessary To Put Democracy On Hold For A While.

Florida Will Be Gone Altogether, The Whole Damned Place, In Not Too Long.