Yes, there were ample warnings. In the best of scenarios the US and USSR would have cast aside their differences and out of an overflow of humanity diverted one one thousandth of their respective military budgets to saving every last one of the starving Ethiopians.
But is it reasonable to base policy decision on that utopian scenario?
A more reasonable forecast would be, if there is significant regional climate disturbance, millions of Ethiopians WILL die even though many nations on earth could have each individuallly saved all of them by devoting a tiny fraction of their discretionary budget to the cause.
So it is reasonable to forecast million WILL predicatbly become casualties in global climate change even if in theory we have more than enough resources to save them all.
But is it reasonable to base policy decision on that utopian scenario?
A more reasonable forecast would be, if there is significant regional climate disturbance, millions of Ethiopians WILL die even though many nations on earth could have each individuallly saved all of them by devoting a tiny fraction of their discretionary budget to the cause.
So it is reasonable to forecast million WILL predicatbly become casualties in global climate change even if in theory we have more than enough resources to save them all.
