Back then, almost everyone was concerned about climate change and global warming. Scientists around the world had warned about the potentially catastrophic effects of rising temperatures. Summers were getting hotter, storms stronger. Fires were ravaging the planet’s critical ancient forests, while glaciers were rapidly melting, causing sea levels to rise precipitously.
But world leaders and politicians didn’t listen to the scientists. It was too inconvenient, too burdensome, too expensive to address the threat to our existence that climate change posed. And so we continued to burn fossil fuels and to deforest the planet for development and mining.
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Sue Vincent's Daily Echo 
Brilliant!!!! 🤗🙌 👏
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Very close to the bone Sue. For the moment the only predictor we can be saved from is that Trump currently will not be able to play with nukes, he would like to, but not for the moment.
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Disturbing, all too real possibility!
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Sadly…
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