Political Climate Change

[Easterncedar]

29. Drought conditions in Maine

Thanks for this post, H2O Man. (But of course it’s in your name!) The water situation is not as bad as it was two years ago, when wells were running dry in the western mountains, but we are in our fifth year of drought conditions in much of the state. It’s easy to ignore if you’re not using a well; there are so many lakes, rivers and streams all around up here. And we keep getting short rain bursts here and there, which are welcome enough, but don’t do much more than disguise the deficit.

Folks are in denial everywhere, as the crises mount around the globe. The problem is so big that disbelief may seem the only sane refuge. How can we despair and continue to live? Bless the young folks; I don’t know how they manage to muster the optimism to bring children into this world. I dearly adore my grands, and I am terrified for their future.

This is the moment where humanity either falls, taking millions of our fellow species into destruction with us, or somehow turns and unites to solve this.

I agree with your cousin’s mother. As long as I’ve been paying attention, there has been a solid 30-35% of Americans who appear to be intractably ignorant. The rest of us have to rise above.

Thanks for your writing, as ever.