Probably too late but worth a try

By Henry G. Rutledge

No matter what we do–now or into the future, to reverse global warming, the effects of what we do will not be experienced in our lifetimes. We thus are only working for the unborn generations. However, if mankind is the cause of global warming, then mankind can be the cause of global cooling. Nevertheless, global warming did not start recently; it has been building up steam (pun) since the Industrial Revolution started in England in the 1850s or before. How can we reverse a century or two–in a short time? It would take a miracle. My advice is: Consider a possible Ice Age which may be triggered by warming; all of the other Ice Ages we have had were preceded by global warming. Fortunately, the past ice Age was endured by mankind because there were very few people here then. Today’s Ice Age would send whole populations to the Torrid Zone. Somehow the Sahara Desert would have to find water for irrigation in order for it to grow the necessary food. Industrial/manufacturing nations must be thinking about constructing millions of tents, trailers, temporary shelters; stocking food supplies in MRE-type ways the USA military has. This may sound shocking and science-fictional–but it’s better to be prepared than not—even if it does not come true. It is like insurance; you have it and it is highly necessary, but you hope you don’t ever have to use it. And if the Ice Age hopefully does not come, then the world has prepared a “disaster-bank” of aid to take care of all of the predicted extremes of climate brought on by Global Warming. God help us; Allah or Jehovah love us; we are all in this together. No matter what religion we are, “Those who pray together, stay together” and I add “stay alive.”