Is the pavement too hot for little Bowser's paws? No prob - there's a technological fix! “we’ve talked about these
things occurring in decades or in centuries, but … it’s happening right now and it’s visible right now and it’s noticeable right now,” sez the univ. of alaska climatologist – “so, in one sense, it’s really bad, but people tend to kind of step up and do something about it when they feel a sense of urgency, and there really is a sense of urgency right now.” i hope that’s right. but half the u.s.american people go “harumph! i’ll see it when i believe it!” & our president sez we can’t let evacuees into the u.s. from bahamas b/c they might be drug dealers (which to him, means they might be black); expect more climate refugees to be turned away in coming years, including u.s.americans meanwhile time & tide stop for no one: the remains of dorian whack halifax – ½ million w/o power – while typhoon racks japan, korea; 100k homes destroyed by floods in sudan; mumbai inundated 1ce again: “unlike in the past, there wasn’t much anger. it is likely that the people have now started taking it for granted that every monsoon, the city will be shut a couple of times due to heavy waterlogging”; (let them hate as long as they fear, right?) & 28 people killed & 370k homes damaged in alluvion in thailand; highest early sept temp ever for beijing + heavy rain + strong winds; “the summer that will never end” in alabama, record 99f in mobile; 1500 dead in france of this summer’s heat; more burning in bolivia: govt has encouraged land burning for ag, now the defense mister sez: "this is a macabre game. we put out the fires and there are people behind us that are starting them again,” which is not a bad analogy for the climate crisis everywhere & the people in charge are the people igniting the world
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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. |