[Ozark Tom]

There is potential for agricultural/ranching shortages beginning latter half of the 2020’s. Recommendation was for countries to develop reserves between now and 2028 to supplement poorer farm results, until better conditions to return around 2036.

The trend of temperature based on planetary gravitational modulation of the sun, separate from the dynamo model, is a slow rise for the next five centuries. The Earth orbit perihelion will slightly decrease, such that the northern hemisphere will receive more summer heating. She stated several times that giving up technology and moving back to the caves will not make any difference. Must adapt or take another approach, following the short but possibly harsh cooling period of the next half-century.

[SFConservative]

It seems to me that building up a decade plus of reserves is a big challenge in itself and a kind of passive way to make it though the cold years. Active adaptation would be a more flexible approach allowing adjustments as a function of the actual versus predicted severity of the situation. The good professor was very solid in her scientific analyses and observations, but by her own admission not a policy expert when it comes to solutions to the problem.

I had read about Jupiter's gravitational effect, where the Jupiter-facing side of the Sun is a bit brighter during solar maxima but I'm unclear about the basis for the five-century uptrend resulting from that. Can you pass on any relevant references? Thanks!