Global warming: The state of the climate in 2016
I don't actually believe this, but it occurred to me the other day as a funny way to look at a very sad situation:<p>What if Trump does believe global warming is real, but recognizes that we're too late to stop its worst effects? What if he expects the world to go to hell over the next 50 years and is focused on protecting the U.S. specifically? What would he do?<p>He'd build a wall across the lower border of the U.S. to keep out southern populations fleeing extreme heat. But he'd keep the border with Canada open, so Americans can flee there if they need to. The oceans will protect us from the rest of the world.<p>He'd disentangle us from overseas treaty obligations that might draw us into wars we wouldn't otherwise want to fight. And he'd focus international relations on the few biggest countries who are most likely to secure and defend their own societies.<p>He'd incentivize U.S. companies to manufacture domestically: long supply chains are a risk.<p>He'd ramp up infrastructure spending--particularly on the coasts--to be ready to build sea walls and other mitigating structures.<p>He'd strengthen law enforcement to deal with internal unrest.<p>Like I said, I don't actually believe this...<p>EDIT: Another (and perhaps more likely) way to look at this is that Trump and his posse are just paranoid nuts, but by ignoring global warming, they will inadvertently bring about the global calamity that they fear.