The Climate Change Narrative: Drying Lands and a Fearful Agenda

According to a recent United Nations report, much of Earth’s land is drying out, harming the ability of plant and animal life to survive. This report was presented at the U.N. summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where countries are discussing desertification – the transformation of once-fertile lands into deserts due to what they claim are the consequences of human-caused climate change. This idea, of course, is just another chapter in the ongoing climate change narrative that seems to dominate global discourse these days.
The report asserts that over three-quarters of the world’s land has become drier from 1970 to 2020 than it was in the previous three decades. This is being blamed squarely on human activities, primarily the burning of fossil fuels. And yet, how convenient it is to blame climate change every time there’s an environmental issue, rather than acknowledge the possibility of other factors or natural fluctuations that might be at play. After all, the Earth’s climate has always been in a state of flux, shaped by countless variables, including solar activity, volcanic eruptions, and natural oceanic patterns – far beyond the scope of human influence.
The summit discussions in Riyadh focus on how to manage droughts and the long-term problem of land degradation. There’s no doubt that these issues are important, but why must they always be linked to this singular narrative of global warming? The real question is: are these droughts, desertification, and dry lands truly the result of human activity, or are they simply part of a much larger, more complex natural cycle?
The report also warns that if “global warming trends” continue, nearly five billion people will be affected by drying lands by the end of the century. But can we be so certain about this prediction? The climate models used to generate such forecasts have been wrong before, yet they remain the foundation of policy decisions that are shaping the future of entire economies. These predictions are often exaggerated to create fear and push for extreme actions that benefit certain industries and political agendas.
The claim that the burning of coal, oil, and gas is causing the atmosphere to heat up, leading to more evaporation and less water for humans, plants, and animals, paints a picture of a dire, irreversible crisis. But can we be sure that human activity is solely to blame for these changes? Nature has always had its own ways of regulating the planet’s systems. There are certainly challenges facing agriculture, but is it truly the result of climate change? Or could it be that poor land management, industrial farming practices, and over-exploitation of resources are more significant contributors?
Furthermore, the idea that aridity leads to more migration and economic instability sounds like another scare tactic to justify policies like mass redistribution of wealth or the creation of global regulatory frameworks that centralize power. Isn’t it possible that other factors, such as political instability, poor governance, or economic mismanagement, play a much bigger role in migration and poverty than climate change?
The constant invocation of climate change to explain every environmental problem is a dangerous narrative. It’s not just a science issue; it’s also about policy, power, and control. Leaders at these summits may be quick to point to climate change as the culprit, but we must ask ourselves: are we being manipulated into accepting this as the only explanation?
Instead of succumbing to the alarmist rhetoric, it’s time we acknowledge the complexity of the situation and demand a balanced approach that addresses the real root causes of land degradation, drought, and migration—without buying into the agenda-driven narrative that seeks to exploit natural fluctuations for political gain.