“To get people to act, my hypothesis is, you need to reach them not just by convincing them to be good citizens and saying it’s good for the world to keep below 1.5 degrees, but showing how they individually will be impacted,” says Eltahir, who specializes on the study of regional climates, focusing on how climate change impacts the water cycle and frequency of extreme weather such as heat waves.
Los Angeles, Lahaina, Paradise and & Northern California, Southern Oregon fires, Northern British Columbia and Alberta fires, Asheville NC and the floods of last winter’s massive hurricane, Europe’s fires across Spain, Portugal & Greece. All of this happened since we passed 1 Degree C. None of this is “normal” or something we have seen before. We are now over the “tipping point” and in uncharted lands. All we can do is do our best to prepare for what’s coming and help those impacted. Because we may be next. The same kind of wet winter that Southern California had last winter, is what is anticipated for us this winter. Meaning far more underbrush and fuel to burn if the summer is drier than usual. Let’s hope not. It’s time to wake up to the threat. Now.
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Well, you’re preaching to the choir, Al. I appreciate and look to your focus and missives. But I am afraid for my kids and grandkids. “Waking up now” is not going to bring people together in this sad, political circumstance we’re existing in. What we need is a concerted effort by ALL media , to bring people together around the issues of responsibility. From the federal government, down to the small regional publications. Can we make that happen? It’s daunting, but will probably happen when we are forced to literally take care of each other, which is WAY TOO LATE. We can all (those of us thinking about climate and change) do what we can. But HOW do we become one voice, with clear directives, for corporate responsibility coupled with individual action. Not trying to be Debbie Downer, but surely corporations understand that they won’t make money when everyone is dead. Sigh.
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https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/Climate-Homicide-Prosecution-Memo-Final.pdf
Thanks. I’ll follow up on that link.
Thank YOU! There two links:
the prosecution memo,
& the *Frontline* docu-series