When I was a kid, we had “food insecurity” around the world.
CO2 levels were approaching the lowest levels ever, almost to the point where plants would no longer survive.
Today with the slight bump in CO2 levels, NASA reports record “greening” of the Earth, especially at the edge of deserts such as the Sahara, since with more CO2, plants can have fewer breathing holes in the bottoms of the leaves, so they lose less moisture, and can therefore survive dry areas better.
Also, with more free trade, and fewer oppressive dictatorships, artificially-caused starvation has gone out of style, and the biggest food problem in third world countries now is obesity.
Additionally, it has been reported that rainfall has increased, with higher temps being able to carry more water, whereas ice-age conditions are usually very dry.
So, best to keep one foot “on the ground” with regard to the actual facts, versus the endless scare-story talking-point propaganda. I’m not an expert on any of this, I just read what comes along like anyone else, but from what I read, we have more green, more rain, more food, and less food insecurity now, than at any time in the past. When you see every supposed effect of CO2 being promoted as harmful, or negative (worse storms, more tornadoes, more hurricanes, more people dying from heat, etc.) then contrast that with reality (fewer storms, fewer tornadoes, fewer hurricanes, fewer people dying from cold) you might at some point realize you are being manipulated with one-sided thinking, or “single-factor analysis”. Even the monetary value of the amount of damage caused by hurricanes has to be taken with a grain of salt: Imagine the amount of development on a Florida coast today, versus 100 years ago. Of course the dollar value of damage from ANY hurricane would tend to increase with the overall value of property development. An empty coastline with a few single-room shacks could not sustain the same level of “damage” as miles and miles of condo projects lining the coast. So it is important to keep your own brain working, and not allow it to become the repository of a pipeline pumping nonsense in your general direction. Otherwise you can just deactivate any thought or skepticism, turn off your own brain, and let someone else do your “thinking” for you, leaving you with whatever they want you to think, right or wrong.
Global warming drives new world heat records in first week of July
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday each set new record highs for the average world temperature, a stark warning of the ongoing and future dangers of global warming.