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Ch. 34 It's Already Happening

"I want you to act as if our house is on fire. Because it is."  - Greta Thunberg In the previous chapter we talked about some of the devastating possibilities our human family is faces due to increasing temperatures and global warming. There is some Bad Stuff, some Really Bad Stuff, and some Horrific Stuff.  So let's take some time to see what our current situation is, with regards to all this... stuff.  Using headlines from the last few years, we can get a little snapshot of just how things are going.  IMPORTANT: Please carefully read every headline and excerpt below. It is imperative that you understand what is happening right now. Not someday, maybe. But right now.  Humanity just lived through the hottest 12 months in at least 125,000 years Laura Paddison, 2023 "Since June this year, every month has been the hottest such month on record. Global warming between January and October 2023 reached 1.43°C (2.57°F) above the pre-industrial average, putting this year...