Spot on analysis. In the US the estimate is for 50 million internal Climate Refugees by 2050. Just our internal migration is going to be horrifically wrenching.
Because it's going to happen in an environment of accelerating warming and accelerating infrastructure collapse. We are "on the brink" right now.
The La Nina has ended and it's about to start getting really hot. I am forecasting as massive heat spike over the next 4-5 years and Global famine deaths in the 800 million to 1.2 billion range.
Worse if uncontrolled warfare breaks out.
All anyone can see is how the rain and snow has ended the drought in California. All I see when I look at the monster snowpack, is monster floods.
We could loose 30% of the housing stock in the US to flooding over the next 30 years. All of those people will have to be rehoused somewhere.
The myth of progress was the predominant religion of the 20th century. Also, xenophobia and the authoritarianism always increase when societies collapse, but that in no way exempts us from trying to stop it and make things better for those displaced.
As a somewhat young person (23 years) who lives in the global south and knows that there is a high change of becoming a refugee during it's life (most likely trying to flee to the United States): "I'm in danger".
Thank you for you writing-- this one and your other pieces.
I was thinking/writing this morning about scarcity vs. abundance. At a super personal level, my reflections were about a neighborhood near the one I grew up in, where all the houses were huge and fancy cars sat in the driveways and the kids wore expensive clothes. I envied that place, looking at it as confirmation that what I had wasn't enough. Thankfully, I see the world differently than I did as a kid. I had more than enough back then (as I do now, too), and beyond that, I'm grateful for the places where my family and I lived. I wouldn't trade them for anything, least of all the McMansions down the street.
I say all of this because I see a connection between the global crisis and scarcity in the individual heart. If we can learn to see our lives as plentiful, full of the wealth of love and joy and relationships (and, for many of us, all of our material needs and more), might that be a move toward turning the tide? Might it be a requirement, actually?
Again, I appreciate you providing a little room for connecting the dots.
Spot on analysis. In the US the estimate is for 50 million internal Climate Refugees by 2050. Just our internal migration is going to be horrifically wrenching.
Because it's going to happen in an environment of accelerating warming and accelerating infrastructure collapse. We are "on the brink" right now.
The La Nina has ended and it's about to start getting really hot. I am forecasting as massive heat spike over the next 4-5 years and Global famine deaths in the 800 million to 1.2 billion range.
Worse if uncontrolled warfare breaks out.
All anyone can see is how the rain and snow has ended the drought in California. All I see when I look at the monster snowpack, is monster floods.
We could loose 30% of the housing stock in the US to flooding over the next 30 years. All of those people will have to be rehoused somewhere.
The myth of progress was the predominant religion of the 20th century. Also, xenophobia and the authoritarianism always increase when societies collapse, but that in no way exempts us from trying to stop it and make things better for those displaced.
As a somewhat young person (23 years) who lives in the global south and knows that there is a high change of becoming a refugee during it's life (most likely trying to flee to the United States): "I'm in danger".
Thank you for you writing-- this one and your other pieces.
I was thinking/writing this morning about scarcity vs. abundance. At a super personal level, my reflections were about a neighborhood near the one I grew up in, where all the houses were huge and fancy cars sat in the driveways and the kids wore expensive clothes. I envied that place, looking at it as confirmation that what I had wasn't enough. Thankfully, I see the world differently than I did as a kid. I had more than enough back then (as I do now, too), and beyond that, I'm grateful for the places where my family and I lived. I wouldn't trade them for anything, least of all the McMansions down the street.
I say all of this because I see a connection between the global crisis and scarcity in the individual heart. If we can learn to see our lives as plentiful, full of the wealth of love and joy and relationships (and, for many of us, all of our material needs and more), might that be a move toward turning the tide? Might it be a requirement, actually?
Again, I appreciate you providing a little room for connecting the dots.
I appreciate you taking the time to comment. And I agree that yes, a transformation in what we value in life is necessary for any meaningful change
I hate this piece as its so heart breaking and bang on.
Thank you for reading