When will #ClimateChange turn life in the U.S. upside down?
"The scenarios that I depict as the most likely are much harsher than what other experts might choose, but I’ve seen repeatedly that uncertainty is not our friend when it comes to climate change. This will be a long and intense ride, but if you stick through the end, I promise there will be a rainbow."
Jeff Masters writes of black swans, grey swans, and climate disasters that have already happened.
Note the time scale Masters puts on the various disasters that may befall YOU: Less than 5 years to a 2008-style insurance / mortgage crisis, 15 years for sea level rise to burst the coastal real estate bubble, cracks developing in the global food supply system, and then there's "black swan" events that will catch us completely off guard, such as the Mississippi river changing its course.
And not enough of us are talking about this, so we're largely unprepared.
"On a personal level, you should prepare for the intensifying #ClimateChange storm like you would for an approaching major hurricane. If you’re going to stay in place, know your risk, get more insurance, stock up on supplies, weatherproof your home, and get your finances in order.
And if you live in a sufficiently risky place, leave. "
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