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kiribati wants to raise its islands by massive dredging; china will bankroll it & will ask nothing in return . . . meanwhile, back in the states, harris poll sez back in december, “american adults said climate change was the #1 issue facing society. today, it comes in second to last on a list of 12 options”; when the pandemic “ends" (say we), “we’ll drive as much as before; use public transit, bicycle, & walk less, buy more clothes . . . & most of us plan to jack up the home a.c. & heat even more than we already have.” which is to say, if your island is sinking due to sea-level rise, the climate crisis is hi on yr list of priorities; if not, & if you lost yr job + yr extra $600 b/c of the c-virus, then the c-virus becomes the only thing that matters (until you have to put yr house on stilts, but you may not . . .) nonetheless, records: 42 days in a row w/ lo temps above 70 f in washington d.c.; 34 days above 110 in phoenix; & growing # of cities, countries, regions who had “hottest july on record!” recent deaths: 50 in pakistan (flash floods), 43 in assam (rains & landslide), & 41 bangladeshis (floods: water covers 40% of land), 31 so far in s. korea during longest-ever rainy season; even n. korea reports flood evac’s, destruction . . . meanwhile smoke from russian fires covers area ⅓ size of canada; svatay village, 130 km n. of arctic circle, surrounded by fire; villagers escaped by boat on alazeya river but let’s face it: i don’t have to evac. my house should be dry, even according to the direst of the flood maps; there’s plenty of water to waste; it’s hot, but it’s always hot in august; not much forest nearby to burn; meanwhile, i’ve got to figure out how to teach online; try to get some writing done; keep from getting covid & still do the grocery shopping; deal w/4% salary cut. so climate changes goes to the bottom of the list. i mean sure i feel sorry for yemen & kiribati & somalia & stuff, but hey i have problems, too, ok? . . . ok? . . .
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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. |