The lack of snowpack in the US plus ocean temps that are already 6σ over historical averages are probably going to make for an “interesting” summer. As a result, I suspect crop failures are going to get a lot more coverage this year.
This is the real scenario, right here. Everyone is so focused on increased disaster occurrences that it feels like this is invisible - until its not. Last summer Alberta was under drought conditions, and overall crop yields were 67% of the 5-yr average.
Less and less snowpack means less and less water to deal with worse and worse drought conditions.
Not to mention increased wildfire risk.
Violent chaos in the US. One of three things will happen:
- The Supreme Court sides with the states that want to remove Trump from the ballot. Trump’s minions cry foul and lose their minds.
- Trump gets on the ballot but he loses to Biden again. Trump’s minions cry foul and lose their minds.
- Trump gets on the ballot and wins. Trump and the GOP take that as a mandate to govern with impunity, and run roughshod over the country.
Sure, violent chaos, but very localized. Even most right-wingers aren’t devoted to that tool.
The ones that are… they’ll be trouble, as you say.
I’d be willing to bet money they’re a lot less localized than you think.
