While Earth Burns

Human stupidity knows no bounds. The Amazonian wildfires in Brazil, most of which were deliberate deforestation, is now releasing unprecedented levels of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. Even worse, the destruction of the rainforests decreases the surface absorption of the “greenhouse” gas. The implications for global climate change is blatantly obvious.

There has been little effort to mitigate the causes of global climate change, even as it threatens the existence of life of the entire planet. Instead, what can be observed are activities and policies that are accelerating adverse climate change.

A tell-tale sign, of course, is the gargantuan size of debt. Global debt is over $247 trillion. Obviously, none of that debt can ever be repaid. What’s worse is that present debt leveraged the future. In other words, the “instant gratification” mentality has overridden any concern about the future. That, in essence, is the hyper-denial of death.

With that said, a revision to previous forecasts in Notes must be made. The “tipping point” for global climate change is already here. As no real effort to combat the problem will actually be made anytime soon, the countdown to self-destruction has commenced.