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The fact that the business/political community has not listened is devastating.

Here's two points I'm making about global warming

1) We only assisted it. We don't know that it would not happen if humans didn't ever survive the Ice Age. Perhaps it could have happened. Perhaps it could have been more dramatic or more gradual. We don't know.

2) These hurricanes are inevitable because of the policy delay. But FIRST can be use to not only experiment with solutions to slow down global warming, but also help cities survive such hurricanes. (The more prepared will prevail.)

3) Politics can only assist (or hurt) the solution. Engineering is a real solution.

4) We can both use natural and artificial means to slow it down

Here's something about FIRST down the line

1) Ideally, it will be in almost every high school (and Dean Kamen will have to make a lot more money to support it) in the US and places around the world

2) Challenges will force teams to research and implement new technology

3) Challenges 5 or even 2 years ago will be implemented in reality

4) The Championship will be moved closer to Washington DC or New York City or another major big city to get political attention to the need for hands-on approaches in science and engineering

5) There may be a renumbering at some point

6) The challenge may not be mechanical