National Emergency Screening I attended last night.

I feel very worried about climate change. Europe is heating up twice as much as anywhere in the world. Wildfires are becoming the norm with the loss of ecosystems, wildlife, and human life.
People keep thinking the hot weather we are getting is ok, just hotter than normal, but this is not ok, far from it and with El Niño made worse by climate change we face terrible storms this winter and next spring probably with flooding and power cuts, and an even hotter summer next year. The number of people dying from the heat has risen substantially.
Europe is in danger, not from threats to our security from Putin et al, but from extreme weather. Hence the warning for people to stockpile certain essential items.

Here's a link where you can download the key points

National Emergency Briefing share.google/lyxGVKvo9Vp1diSzG

Sadly I've come to the conclusion that most grandparents don't care enough about the future to make changes themselves.
I have several times on Gransnet mentioned the problems associated with buying more and more unnecessary, usually plastic, stuff, usually from China.
I have been accused of being a sanctimonious killjoy. The usual response is "I've worked hard all my life, buying stuff gives me pleasure so I'm going to carry on doing it".
The fact that the planet is drowning under plastic is of no to concern to these people. They are not going to agree to anything else that "inconveniences" them.
Our only hope is that the younger generation have more sense.

The tipping point has been reached. Can you imagine the panic if this was broadcast worldwide.

I am not sure I want to know? That may be burying my head in sand I am not normally an anxious person I'm usually the person who looks for a solution to a problem but this type of thing is so overwhelming it can't be solved easily and I find that very overwhelming.

Thanks Bluebellgran.