The Many, Too Many, The Few

In the same hour’s world-wide news,
A piece on global warming
Coming to get everyone,

And a piece on the losses
When death stalked one family
And two or three members died

Overnight. Now here you are,
Heading home between the news,
Between death for everyone,

Which is what looms, and always,
Locally, death for a few.
And? If you’re one of the few,

What can you do to prepare
The rest joining up with you?