Things That Scare Me, Part 2

From the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, entitled “Bitter Dryness Seen In Region’s Future”:

Arthur DeGaetano, a Cornell professor and head of the Northeast Regional Climate Center, said that climate change is already inevitable, but humans could adapt to those changes if greenhouse-gas emissions are reduced now. However, if we continue in our trend of fossil fuel dependency and global industrialization without mandated limits, he said, we could be headed for catastrophe.

“These changes impact many aspects of life in New York, ranging from the frequency of flooding to agricultural production,” he said. “It is time to consider steps to both adapt to these inevitable changes and lower the emissions of greenhouses gases.”