I go through online editions of a dozen or so newspapers at least once a day. The newspapers are mainly British and American, but I go through a few French and German ones, too. A moment ago I was quite stunned by a picture I stumbled upon in the Guardian. “Faded Grandeur,” the caption purrs. The picture shows what was once the Grande Hotel in Beira, Mozambique. The attached text explains that it used to be one of the most luxurious hotels in all of Africa, with an Olympic-size pool and views of the Indian Ocean. Now the concrete behemoth is stripped bare, crumbling in places, and occupied by squatters. “This is how luxury hotels on the Adriatic coast of Croatia will look in a few years,” it flashed through my mind. I, too, was surprised by these words as I kept staring at the gloomy picture. “How many years until climate change drives tourists way north?” I heard myself think. “Twenty,” I mumbled out loud, “give or take a few years.” The squatters in Croatia may also be black by then.