I see moms and dads walking by my house with their small children each day. Some of these children will be about my age, maybe a little older by the end of this century and starting the next. I have to wonder what the future holds for these children and why the parents of these small babies aren’t doing more to protect their future? Republicans do all they can to protect a fetus, but do nothing to protect the child; the parent of these children (and the fetus) do nothing to pressure leaders to protect their children, they simply pretend it doesn’t matter.
The grandchildren and great grandchildren of todays parents may have no planet that is habitable when they are my age or a little older, and todays parents do nothing to save the planet for their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Like most people, I hope my children and grandchildren will enjoy the wonders of this beautiful planet, including wildlife like the killer whales living in the ocean near my home. But those orcas are endangered by short-sighted human actions, including pollution and over-fishing of salmon.
Do we owe it to our great-grandchildren and future generations to take their interests into account when we make decisions today?
Antarctica continues to puzzle scientists. For years, it defied climate patterns seen in other parts of the world: its sea ice expanded for a period, and some of its regions cooled while the rest of the planet warmed. The harsh environment still makes it difficult to get an accurate read of what’s happening on the ground. And as the climate changes, rising average temperatures will have some of their most profound effects on Antarctica, which in turn will ripple through the sky and the sea around the world. So it behooves everyone on Earth to pay attention to what’s happening at the South Pole.
Temperature records are falling around the world as a strong El Niño brews in the Pacific Ocean and summer rises in the Northern Hemisphere. The planet recently experienced the hottest day and hottest June ever recorded. But some of the most alarming heat right now is occurring far away from most of humanity in Antarctica, where it’s currently winter.
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