We may have to live in what to expect or expect what we have to live in. Here in Johannesburg we are used to summer temperatures reaching the high 20s. It’s reaching the high point this year and a typical day with a high of 31/32/33. Some rain but not enough.

Just run time forward, say, 5 years: temperatures 40 plus will not be uncommon. At 5500 feet above sea level the intensity of the heat is already very uncomfortable. Will it be unbearable by 2025?

And other countries are and will be much worse. Greenland daily becomes more appealing especially since the world’s largest island is beginning to reveal enormous hidden wealth.  So the ice will continue to melt and sea levels will rise! Such is progress-or is it?