I recently shared with you that the year 2007 has set more weather records. We had not one but two killer hurricanes of category 5 strength strike land within weeks of each other. Worse still, they targeted similar areas, the southwest Caribbean basin. That was a first.
Well, last week, another terrifying record came and went. Arctic ice equal in size to the State of Florida, where I live and which I call Hurricane Alley, melted in six days’ time. We shattered the record for total area melted and pace of melting.
Not only have we never seen melting of such apocalyptic proportions but in some scientific camps the astonishment at this occurrence has yielded calls for new estimates of the year when polar ice will melt completely during the summer.
The prevailing average had been sometime between 2070 and 2100. Now, some say 2030. Whether you subscribe to the old working theory, the new one or have your own, the trend is worsening. To every naysayer I ask, “Do you still think global warming is not happening?”
So, what should we do? As an environmentalist, my natural inclination is to call for a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions to 85% of 1990 levels by the year 2050. That remains an important goal and we must begin immediately. That’s why my wife Catrin and live carbon-neutral. However, I also am a homeowner and everyone must come to grips with the fact that global warming will be the undoing of many people if we are not prepared for the consequences of hostile weather.
On September 8, I had the honor and privilege of interviewing Nonnie Chrystal, pictured in my earlier thread “Hurricanes Can Have Positive Results”. It was a unique and wholly positive experience. I will write a multi-part series on Florida’s Showcase Green Envirohome, highlighting the countless green qualities which the structure features. However, I will begin with the fact that the FSGE is highly flood-resistant and hurricane-resistant.
In light of this most recent evidence that humanity’s reckless behavior is ready to wield a giant boomerang, I am confident that the audience for this important information will grow. As always, I invite you to share Keyboard Culture’s concept and values with your friends.
Sustainable Justice For All!
Corbett Kroehler
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