It's the End of the World

I just finished reading a few articles which posed an interesting perspective on the Climate Change issue - they discuss the effect this particular problem is having on children - their increase in anxiety, the expectations upon them to become active in the face of an immovable barrier of government indifference. It seems many have taken on the belief that this is truly the end of all things, that our planet is dying - and we will soon follow.

It's a bit unnerving to think we are raising a new generation under such a black cloud of dire prediction.

I think, just maybe, we should all take a breath and spend some time talking with our little ones - give them some perspective, drive down that anxiety a bit.

This all being said, I do want to take this story to the next level: It's the End of the World! I mean, it's been the end of the world for almost every day I've been alive, I'm sure of it, and I'm sure many days after I'm dust.

We are fascinated with the dystopian reality are we not?

All you need to do is surf the web for a couple minutes and you'll find someone who is absolutely sure that an asteroid will hit, or that famine will spread, or the Big One is only a few hours away. It's gonna happen. It's gonna be bad, and some of us won't make it. The Myans knew the date and they said it was tomorrow - but you have to translate that date definition calendar thingy for yourself.

Scary stuff nonetheless.

So I talked about Climate Change last topic. My intention was NOT to tell everyone we were all done for.  On the contrary, I look to this as an opportunity for us to change - to listen, to feel, to respond, to act.  That's my intent in all this correspondence, really.

It's a complex world, of that there is NO doubt. Take the argument for atmospheric warming - and counter one that is not so well known,  only this one has evidence of past events that have been measured. It is a phenomenon of the variability of the (heat) radiation output of our sun. This particular event of interest is called the Maunder Minimum. You can read about it here at https://www.britannica.com/science/Maunder-minimum. This is possibly a big deal - as it could counter ALL of our  efforts to heat up this planet - despite our radical indifference to the problem.
The reality is that even the smallest dip in energy from our sun can drive us into another ice age, and this can occur relatively quickly. 

So what happens when both of these forces occur at the same time? Is it possible that this whole global warming is actually serendipity in action? A lucky happenstance?

It's a complex world and it's pretty difficult to predict the future.

Maybe scaring the kids is not a good idea.