Global Warming - Beating the Heat

So how's this cool weather been treating you? It's actually a treat for the earth because it prolongs this life as we know it. Society isn't going to completely collapse because of global warming as soon as it would if the heat was even more intense than it already is. So the coolness is refreshing and life-bringing, at least for now. You may think society is already collapsing when you consider what's happening with money, but it will be worse yet in future recessions.

In the future there are going to be shortages of cheap energy even when there is an economic slowdown, along with shortages of cheap food. Reduced demand won't lower prices as much in the future. A lot of this will be due to the fact that freshwater supplies all around the world are dwindling. Wells are being dug deeper and deeper because groundwater tables are being depleted faster than they can be recharged naturally. That's going to make it harder to grow enough food.

And growing food is also going to get harder because of climate change. You may have heard that more carbon dioxide in the air will feed plants and they'll grow better since they have richer food. That would be nice, if it were all that simple. But that's a little like trying to exercise with an oxygen mask on. It really doesn't address anything about what you're trying to accomplish and is likely to be a hindrance to your breathing as you work out.

One of the biggest problems with growing food in a warming world is pests. There are already too much pesticides used on most crops, and many pests thrive in warmer temperatures. A lot of crops only grow well in certain limited temperature ranges, too. And there aren't currently varieties of them that thrive in the heat and the dry conditions of a warmer climate. There's a lot of research going on with genetically-modified plants to try to make that less of a problem.

Water is indeed going to be a serious problem, and it's going to lead to the food and energy shortages. As the earth heats up, there will be heavier rainfalls but they will happen less frequently. It's already started to happen. So there won't be a steady flow of water. It'll come in short bursts, and in more and more places there will be just floods and droughts between them. Both floods and droughts are fatal to crops, and neither give much water for drinking or washing either.

Traditional energy production also uses a lot of water. Coal, natural gas, and nuclear-fired power plants all need a lot of water to cool them down. And when there isn't enough clean water, it takes a huge amount of energy to make that water. It's going to become a vicious cycle. If you want the energy you need the water, and if you lack the water you need the energy.

New, alternative sources of energy don't need all that water. Solar and wind aren't thirsty sources of power. But there's just not enough of them in the world yet to make much of a difference. And utilities shy away from them as much as possible because they aren't steady sources. The sun doesn't always shine on solar panels and the wind doesn't always blow on windmills, while there is always hunger for the electricity they provide.

There are also going to be floods on the coasts of the world because of rising sea levels. Just by the end of the 21st Century sea levels are predicted to rise a few feet or more. That's going to flood a lot of property since in places like the US, half the people in the country live near the coast. It's going to be devastating because there's so much development right on the oceans.

This was foretold in the Baptism of John the Baptist. He showed what the End-Times were going to be like when he immersed people in water for repentance of their sins. You too are expected to repent of your own sins as you see these are the Last Days. And you too will go through the flooding coming these days, symbolically or perhaps even literally. As Jesus said, these are like the days of Noah, and you need to build your house to withstand the storms and floods.

Jesus said the End of the Age would come as a summer. And these days the world is indeed warming, making all the other seasons more like summer. But the good news is He said He would return then. He told His disciples to watch for His Return, and those Words are relevant more than ever today. You need to watch for His Coming in your own heart and in your own mind.