Karma May Be A B****, But Global Warming Is A Bigger B****!
Well...it is coming up on the start of summer holidays which is Memorial Day! WooHoo! What is coming seemingly earlier and earlier is the heat of Summer coming in the middle of Spring. And contrary to what Sarah Palin and her gluteus maximus state, and the GOP, global warming is real and is upon us. And either we deal with now, or brace for the consequences that will follow.
Global warming, let's look at some facts regarding this phenomenon that is taking over our weather. Global warming is the increase of Earth's average surface temperature
due to greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide emissions from burning
fossil fuels or from deforestation, which trap heat that would otherwise
escape from Earth. All this means is that we, us humans, are basically corrupting the earth with our carbon footprints and no regard for the major repercussions that will follow. We are destroying lands due to deforestation. We are slowly killing of species of animals. Places on earth that were wet, are now wetter, places on Earth that were dry will be devastatingly drought stricken. If you look around you can see the devastating effects of global warming. Since when does the East Coast of the United States have severe hurricanes like Hurricane Sandy, which we felt up in Ohio!
Then, we have the rising temperatures. Each year our average is rising. As I sit and type the current temperature in Euclid, OH is a muggy 84 degrees, with the humidity hovering at over 50%. I look ahead at the Farmers Almanac and look at the forecast for the coming months and I worry. I worry because with my chronic illness of multiple sclerosis, the worst thing for me is heat and humidity. I look at the coming months and the average temperatures will be basically 90. But, this is 90 degrees with humidity. Not nice.
I have a cousin who states that these temperatures remind her of yesteryear when Summer heat hit you up in mid Spring and climbed higher with each passing month. I don't share this fondness. I remember the 100 degree temperatures that we saw last year and the year before and each year the temperatures get a little higher and the humidity is about equal with the temperature. Actually on the day of my grandmother's 90th birthday party the temperature was a steamy 95 degrees. And I say steamy because the humidity was at 100%. The many days of dealing with this type of heat day in and day out, inevitably led me to a relapse.
I know the song well, Some Like It Hot by Power Station, but this person, does not like it hot. I sit back and try to do my part to combat the global warming effects. I try to reduce my family's carbon footprint. We recycle religiously. We unplug appliances that not in use. We have timed showers. We have a garden. We use natural products to kill weeds and insects to protect the water supply. We have energy efficient windows, light bulbs, appliances. But, it's not enough. We are in the midst of global warming. Our temperatures are increasing, ice is melting worldwide, sea levels are quickly rising, hurricanes and tornadoes are stronger, more fierce, there will be more flooding, more droughts, species will become extinct due to their inability to adapt, and yet...we do nothing.
So, no. I don't like it hot. I don't like the fact that we are the cause of so many things going wrong with the climate. As the heat rises, people who suffer from chronic illnesses will become sicker and some will perish. So, yes, I think of the heat and I am truly scared. I know what it will do to me and to the millions of people who suffer from chronic illnesses. But still, I do my part in some hope that others will follow suit. Because, to be truthfully honest, I am worried that I and many people like myself will not be able to adapt to this changing climate, the rising temperatures, pollution and pollen. I guess it comes to Darwin's natural selection based on the survival of the fittest. The way the climate is going, Darwin may be correct in that only the strongest will survive.
