Greetings to the Sadhana Forest World!
I feel as though the effects of human-induced climate change on our planet are very often presented to people by mainstream media sources as occurring in some vague, distant future. And it is true that Mother Earth will be feeling the effects of our fossil fuel spewing ways for potentially hundreds of years down the line if we do not take drastic actions to cut our greenhouse gas emissions soon (there is already a 30 year lag between when a carbon dioxide molecule enters the atmosphere and when the associated temperature increase occurs, meaning we won’t feel the effects of what we put in the atmosphere in 2009 until 2039). But the abnormal effects of human actions are very much present in the here and now.
A recent Reuters article on the very rapid melting of Kashmir’s largest glacier is just one of the many illustrations of the current consequences of our warming ways.
Keeping in line with the theme of glacier melt, here is a story from earlier this year regarding the melting of (what was once) the world’s tallest ski area in the Bolivian Andes.
Global “heating,” as British scientist James Lovelock now refers to our climate situation, is having drastic effects on people and their environments across the world. Today. But, mitigation and adaptation techniques are necessary and in our hands if we choose to turn back our carbon-heavy ways in the next 5-10 years.
A global effort is required. A shift in consciousness towards oneness with the Earth is required.
Talk soon.
-Josh
