UN assessment confirms world is standing on the brink of climate catastrophe

[Kaleva]

19. I've thought for a long now now that it's foolish to believe anything meaningful...

would be done to eliminate or even just reduce humankind's contribution to climate change. Human nature being what it is.

IMO, the only thing that can be done now is that individuals who are very concerned about this try to prepare to adapt to the projected changes (based on the best data currently available) where they reside.

Where I live, it's expected that the summers will be hotter and drier and the winters milder and wetter. Because I'm on SSDI and I'm trying to cut costs as much as possible, I'm already done to 500 gallons a month in water usage. I plan on putting in a garden next year to cut food costs and will be using the wash water from washing clothes to water the garden with. I just need to switch to a bio-compatible laundry detergent as I already have the pump, piping and barrels on hand to be able to transfer the wash water to a barrel outside. if I can find a really good deal on rain gutters (like free or near free), I could put them up on my garage to capture rain water.

To supplement the garden, I also plan on harvesting as much as needed edible plants found in the wild. Mainly towards saving money on the food bill and I think it'll be an interesting hobby. To that end, I've been reading on the internet about such plants and posting about it and reading other members posts on the subject in the Frugal Living group here at DU.

The milder winters is actually going to be a plus for me as it will certainly save on heating costs and the growing season will be extended. There were still Robins here looking for worms as recently as the middle of this month and I never, ever saw such a thing when I was younger.