the latest tropical storm
is named after my wife -- or at least shares her nickname; i guess it was bound to happen eventually, esp. b/c we’re ripping through the alphabet purty quick this season . . . meanwhile s.f. bay area will be soaked in smoke, coughing for weeks to come, even after the fires are done; “there’s a direct relationship between heat & fire,” sez the expert; “increasing heat is inevitable for at least a few decades. if you liked 2020, you’re going to love 2050.” it’s not just califas: fires in spain, greece — closing in on mycenae, in fact: the “lion gate” charred (o well, it happened 3200 yrs ago, too); also fires in sicily, even as tornadoes & large hail in n. ½ of italy . . . you can get people to act if you soft-pedal what’s happening & tell them the simple things they can do to save the earth, even tho it will come too late & be too little; but if you tell people the truth, they’ll get overwhelmed & do nothing. . . . so maybe i shd do 2 versions of this chronicle, if i had world enuf & time, but we don’t, as it happens . . . meanwhile, 160 humans killed & 100s of homes washed away, in n. afghanistan (news “brief” in reuters); & after typhoon bavi, n. korea state media sez “minimizing crop damage is an urgent demand necessary!” failure to do so cd “affect the party’s authority and national existence” (we’re talking an official outlet of the north korean govt., here) -- & another typhoon headed towards korean peninsula now; meanwhile, strongest aug. storm ever in alaska; rainiest summer ever in ketchikan (which has mighty rainy summers); but first half of 2020 hottest ever in france, vintners harvest grapes earlier than any time in last 500 yrs; warmest summer ever in providence, r.i.; while tucson just sweated thru its hottest month ever (aug.). which is saying something . . . but i don’t know what to tell ya . . . except maybe tell yr loved ones you love them — and maybe vote as early as you possibly can . . . ?
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Kristin Prevallet Author/Editor
I'm a writer & teacher in Lawrence, Kansas who actually believes the scientists. I wrote a book of poems called Of Some Sky that seems to have something to do with all this. |