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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nOne Part of the Problem<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
The Gulf is only one part of the rising temperature worldwide. And that creates the \u201cstorm equation\u201d. More heat, more energy, means more \u201csignificant weather events\u201d. It\u2019s not necessarily the \u201cworst ever\u201d, but it\u2019s more \u201cworst\u201d storms in succession. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That same dynamic creates the heat and dryness of the West, burning up in forest fires. That same dynamic is melting the Arctic ice, raising sea levels throughout the world. And it\u2019s creating droughts in Central America, fueling migration to the North. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Science <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
This is not a \u201cpolitical\u201d point, this is scientific reality. But, like the COVID vaccines and masks, this has become \u201cpolitical\u201d. Somehow, one side has determined that trying to deal with global warming is \u201cbad for the economy\u201d and will hurt working people. As my mother would say, \u201cThey are robbing Peter to pay Paul\u201d. It\u2019s cheaper today to ignore the science, but the \u201cpayback\u201d will be for future generations. By the way, they said that back when I was a kid in the early 1970\u2019s: global warming will get worse, and the economic cost will grow. They were right, things are worse, and will get \u201cworser\u201d. We are paying the price already, and that price tag will continue to grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"