Climate change, all over again

"But - if Elon Musk thinks we can make Mars livable, we certainly can make our country livable. But part of the livable thing might be moving out of the desert southwest, and back up north."

Fact # 1 - Our climate is changing. Fact # 2 - The climate is always changing. Fact # 3 - Some climate change may be due to mankind - or not. Fact # 4 - The climate is bigger than all of us. Not much we can do about it.

What does all this mean? Hold on to your hats. Global warming? Not quite. We are still in an ice age (according to geologists) and will be another fifty million years to go. To really get technical, our current ice age is called the Quaternary and has been defined by alternating periods of glaciation and interglacial warming. 

Those nutballs, like Joe Biden, who think we can alter this mega system of climate, are fools. Here is the part to come to grips with. Since we can't stop the climate from changing, we need to be smart about what to do about it. For example, if you have read the national news as of late, you will know the mother of all heat waves is getting ready to settle in over Arizona, New Mexico, and California. This might be the way things will be for years to come. What does this mean?  The allure of the desert southwest for snowbirds from the north might be coming to a screaming end - and soon.

We need to be smarter about our water. We get a whole bunch of rain in our country. Unfortunately, it does not fall in even amounts. Some areas are soaked, and other areas are drier than a bone. Having a smart way to divert that excess water to areas that need it seems to make sense to me. Relying on winter snows in the Rockies to feed the Colorado River with enough water to quench the thirst of the desert southwest - is no longer working well.

Climatologists believe the coming heat wave will take matters from bad to worse in the desert southwest. With Death Valley already seeing 126 degrees and Phoenix expecting 120 degrees, it will be beyond a scorcher. It will be deadly, especially to the elderly. I don't care if it is dry heat or not. Years ago, I went to Tucson in the summer while on business travel. It was brutal, just being outside when the temperature was 103 in the shade. I can't imagine what 120 would feel like.

Here is the bottom line for Biden and his cronies. With the coming heat which we will need to endure every summer, we will need energy and lots of it. The windmill thing will not be enough. The solar panels will not be enough. We will need nuclear, gas, coal, you name it. We will need it all. And one more thing Biden - wake up and smell the coffee. We can't make climate change better; we can't make it worse. Stop ruining our economy to fight this phantom beast. China and India are not worried about this - nor should we be.

Speaking of climate - other than being a bit dry this year, the temperatures are amazing. Most days are good days to get outside and enjoy this wonderful place we live in. But - if Elon Musk thinks we can make Mars livable, we certainly can make our country livable. But part of the livable thing might be moving out of the desert southwest, and back up north. Just saying...