What are we to think when the winter weather is balmier than usual? How are we to know which warm fronts are caused by chance, and which are the blessings of global warming? It’s hard to say which weather we make ourselves, even harder to say which weather we can trust as a sign of better days to come.
Last winter, President Bush did not travel to Montreal to attend the first meeting of the Kyoto Protocol signatories. However, he may have already begun to send a more temperate climate north, bombastically, blowing in from the sea, engulfing the barrier islands and swelling the coastal lakes until they burst and also join the sea, making everyone’s textiles moldy. During the Eocene period approximately 50 million years ago, when higher atmospheric carbon dioxide levels sustained a “hothouse earth,” crocodiles lived in waters as far north as Greenland, and frisked in the St. Lawrence River. Perhaps they will return to lurk in the cool grottoes of Montreal’s underground shopping bunkers, which are made of reinforced concrete and will last several thousand years.
At Climate Change Preparedness Center, we’re making that leap of faith, developing and manufacturing a range of attractive waterproof gear. You can look forward to a more aquatic future, knowing you’ll be comfortable and well-dressed.
We believe that yesterday’s equestrian gear can be adapted to tomorrow’s amphibious cycling needs, and that today’s impulse buy might become the indispensable outfit of the future. Each item is a wise investment for days to come, but can also be put to use immediately.
Warmest regards,
Jane Hathaway Van Cleef, proprietor, and the CCPC team