In today’s NYTimes, Andrew C. Revkin, the outstanding science reporter and writer, published an article entitled Wealth and Poverty, Drought and Flood: Reports from 4 Fronts in the War on Warming. In it he compares and contrasts four locations: Blantre, Malawi and Perth, Australia, each prone to drought, one in big trouble, the other moving ahead with desalination technology; Dhanaur, India and Maasbommel, the Netherlands, each prone to flooding, one seemingly defenseless, and the other experimenting with floating houses.

In the article he used the term “goldilocks climates.” He meant that the large, industrialized countries (such as the US, Australia, and European countries, are climatically located in “goldilocks climates”—neither too hot nor too cold. These mid-latitude countries enjoy fertle soil, and a climate that has resulted in a very nice lifestyle.

His article brings up the isse that the world is a very unequal place, and the much of the warming on the Earth has been caused by industrialized nations, but pooer, agricultural nations are suffering from the harm that has resulted from climate change.

He asks, Do the richest countries have an obligation to help those with fewer resources?

You can go to the NYTimes website, and join a discussion and post your thoughts.