Good stuff...
on Climate Progress today:
An exceptional ABC News story
And, from the dread "worse than expected" files...
And here's some older articles that are also very useful:
A summary of some of the most important scientific results from 2010
And a plan for what to do to avert the worst case scenario
For more, check out the links in the right column of that blog - there's a number of very good posts under the "Most Popular" and "Climate Science" headings there. I know a lot of people don't like the guy's rhetoric, but you won't find a more concise and comprehensive overview of the situation anywhere else, I'd wager.
You may wonder why the hell you should read this depressing stuff. I mean, I'm the first person to admit that *I* haven't found any effective way to act on my knowledge yet; so why burden yourself so unnecessarily with those grisly details?
Well, a comment on the first story I linked to just answered that for me (again): accepting that this is real is a process; it's painful and it takes time. We won't be able to even think about effective action, collectively, before a whole lot of people have been through that process. Awareness and acceptance of reality aren't action - but they're the necessary first steps towards action.
So the best thing you can do, for now, may be gaining that awareness, and spreading it. Yes, it will hurt. It may make your life feel suddenly pointless; there is that risk. I've been through that, too. But if you truly love anything about life, you may discover a will to fight. Even if that will to fight will not immediately find an effective outlet, it will mean that we're one step closer to reaching that critical mass of people that may, one day soon, make a difference.
Get your mind in gear.
An exceptional ABC News story
And, from the dread "worse than expected" files...
And here's some older articles that are also very useful:
A summary of some of the most important scientific results from 2010
And a plan for what to do to avert the worst case scenario
For more, check out the links in the right column of that blog - there's a number of very good posts under the "Most Popular" and "Climate Science" headings there. I know a lot of people don't like the guy's rhetoric, but you won't find a more concise and comprehensive overview of the situation anywhere else, I'd wager.
You may wonder why the hell you should read this depressing stuff. I mean, I'm the first person to admit that *I* haven't found any effective way to act on my knowledge yet; so why burden yourself so unnecessarily with those grisly details?
Well, a comment on the first story I linked to just answered that for me (again): accepting that this is real is a process; it's painful and it takes time. We won't be able to even think about effective action, collectively, before a whole lot of people have been through that process. Awareness and acceptance of reality aren't action - but they're the necessary first steps towards action.
So the best thing you can do, for now, may be gaining that awareness, and spreading it. Yes, it will hurt. It may make your life feel suddenly pointless; there is that risk. I've been through that, too. But if you truly love anything about life, you may discover a will to fight. Even if that will to fight will not immediately find an effective outlet, it will mean that we're one step closer to reaching that critical mass of people that may, one day soon, make a difference.
Get your mind in gear.