By Sasha Gary
What is climate change? Climate change describes a change in the average conditions such as temperature and rainfall in a region over a long period of time. The earth’s climate is always changing, but it has increased significantly in recent decades.
Carbon is stored all over the planet. It is plants, the ocean, in the soil. Human beings release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by burning coal, oil, and using gas. When we deforest and cut down trees destroying the wetlands and rainforests.
All of that carbon dioxide builds up and creates a greenhouse effect. The energy of the sun gets trapped, and the earth’s temperature rises.
In 2019 the earth was the warmest year on record.
You should care or start to care because of the freeze in Texas, the devastating fires in California, which have double since 2020. The extreme flooding in Pennsylvania, where it rained 11 inches, and residents had to leave their homes, the fires in Oregon, and the heat waves on the West Coast! And the water reservoirs have reached an all time low.
What does the future of climate change look like for us? Worsening air quality, rising prices for certain products, seasonal allergies, and my biggest water supply concern. Sea levels will rise, and hurricanes will become stronger. More droughts and heatwaves. Diseases like E. coli bacteria and pandemics are stronger than those we are currently dealing with and are just the beginning.
As I write this article, 17 million gallons of sewage have been dumped into our ocean! The industry pollution affects us right in our backyard. How will this affect our ecosystem? Our children playing in the water? Is this a public health alert that can bring diseases to us all? Where does that sewage go? This is an unfolding story and event, and the public was not told it even happened, and they continued to waddle and wade in waste!
There is a difference between the terms Climate Change and Global Warming! Global warming refers to the earth’s rising temperature, and Climate change includes the warming and the side effects of warming like these disasters that are occurring. These two terms are used interchangeably but differ in meaning.
There is a lot you can do to reduce your carbon emissions. We all need to help the planet NOW!
You can commute, carpool or use mass transit. You can power your home with renewable energy with solar power, and some utility companies offer wind or solar energy.
You can reduce your water waste in your home by taking shorter showers, turn off the water when you brush your teeth, which my father always made us
do as kids. He was very environmentally friendly.
You can grow your own food as I do with my Tower Garden, which saves water, doesn’t use as much water,
and reduce CO2 in the atmosphere. Or grow in your own garden. Make dinners that are meat-free at least 2-3 nights a week. There are so many delicious alternatives to choose from.
Buy energy-efficient light bulbs. LED lightbulbs use 80% less energy than regular bulbs.
Drive a fuel-efficient car! There are so many amazing options to enjoy on the road. Hybrids, fully electric vehicles, and will be the norm and cut back on emissions.
The earth has its own frequency of 7.83 hertz. When people are exposed to this level of hertz by connecting to the earth in nature, grounding in harmony will feel the benefits of body rejuvenation, less stress, balance. The next time you go to the park and take off your shoes, you know you will be connecting to Mother Nature.
An amazing film to learn more about climate change is David Attenborough and Johan Rockstrom’s documentary Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet.
We can all do our part to make this beautiful planet, Gaia, Mother Earth, a beautiful place to live for our children and us. We are all connected! It’s not too late!
