Is it hot in here? And what are we doing about it?

Anyone who does not think that climate change --the climate emergency-- is a real threat should take a look at the "weird" weather we've been having. Some of it may be cyclic, yes, but the extreme weather events are not the "usual." 

Tornado warning in Woodsville, NH? 

Tornado warning in Whitefield, NH?

What the hell-- tornado warning for MY HOUSE? (Only one tree came down beside Meg's house, but much of the area sustained some pretty awful damage.)

Let's not even get started on the powerful, off-the-actual-charts hurricanes. Or the intense heat for weeks and weeks without relief (and don't even get me ranting on the inhumane, evil practices of DeSantis in Florida-- some of our fruits and veggies are being picked by people who are literally dying of heat there, and it's pretty much all at his doorstep).

And Project 2025 --rebranded with a shiny new cover as Agenda 47-- lists NOAA among the agencies that will be eliminated (along with Dept. of Education, EPA, etc.). 

What the hell will it take to convince people that things are not as they have been? I remember playing outside all day and barely getting a tan when I was a little one. And we were supposed to avoid the hours between 10-2 not that long ago. Now, 70 feels like 80, and we burn in no time flat. I never had A/C growing up-- sleeping with a fan in the window was plenty. Now, we have one upstairs, downstairs, and I'm about to put one in the dining room. It's untenable. Just a few years ago, we might have two or three days that the heat was pretty gross, but now, it's a lot more often. And no, I'm not burning up with menopause. That ship sailed a while ago.

It's past time for us to take our planet, and humanity's survival, as more than a possible plot-line for a disaster movie.

And while we are at it, checking on our vulnerable neighbors and pets is in order. And for heaven's sake, vote out the idiots.

That's it for me. 

C