@wdlindsy We were warned repeatedly but the Capitalists more worried about their bottom line and personal wealth, and the Third World was more interested in catching up with the West. This event was preordained by humanity. And for a reality check in the USA, ask yourself who was warning and who had their heads in the sand? Conservatives- usually on the wrong side of history. On the political front, Al Gore was ridiculed and lambasted as a stupid or manipulative liberal.