Such sheets of fire, such bursts of horrid thunder,
Such groans of roaring wind and rain, I never
Remember to have heard; man's nature cannot carry
The affliction nor the fear
--from Shakespeare's Tragedy of King Lear
Anyone who pays attention to the news has to wonder: What the hell is going on with our planet—and with us?
A number of events are happening simultaneously. Here are a few:-
(1) Fukushima- It’s getting worse with no light at the end of the tunnel, according to the reports I’ve read. It was reported yesterday that there is now widespread internal radioactive contamination among Japanese citizens around Fukushima and the radioactivity is spreading outwards--Two whales caught some 650 kilometers from the melting reactors have shown intense radiation. Even plutonium, the deadliest substance known to Mankind, has been found very far from the site. Radiation from Fukushima has long since been detected throughout the northern hemisphere & no one knows what the effects will be. To top it off, the entire nation of Japan sits on a wide range of fault lines so the situation remains perilous.
(2) Los Alamos: Massive Wildfire + Radioactive Material = No Time To Even Think.
If this massive fire heads towards the national laboratory that was at the core of the program that built the Atomic Bomb - where significant quantities of stored radioactive material are still present—there is no telling what the potential for radioactive fallout to spread throughout North America (and beyond) will be.
(3) Nebraska: The flooding Missouri River continues to threaten at least two nuclear reactors.
So far it is not clear whether the nuclear operators can protect them, and what will happen if they can’t.
(4) Texas – Drought and wildfires have lead to the decision by the US Department of Agriculture to declare the entire state of Texas a natural disaster.
(5) Oceans are Dying - An international panel of marine experts warns in a new report that the world's ocean is at high risk of entering a phase of extinction of marine species unprecedented in human history.
(6) Arctic Meltdown - the latest scientific data on the rate of Arctic warming show dramatic levels of melting and sea level rise occurring far faster than previous estimates.
(7) East African Catastrophe - The United Nations stated yesterday that 9 million people need humanitarian assistance in the drought-hit countries of the Horn of Africa.
Scientists are predicting more extreme weather events as a result of human-induced climate change. Are we are reaping what we have sewn? Who's to blame? Don't think so hard—it’s us, for the most part. It is really heart-breaking to see children especially suffering from our collective stupidity. Regardless of this, the major polluters have so far failed to act with any sense of urgency--it's business as usual. The burning of fossil fuels continues unabated. To aggravate matters, there’s now a mad scramble for the untapped oil beneath the melted polar ice caps. These fuckers have no shame & could care less if the whole fabric of life crashes and burns.
Many people choose to live in La-La Land hoping that things will just get fixed "by others". They close their eyes to the facts until shit hits the fan in their own backyards. One Senator (Sen. Michael Jungbauer ) the other day even rejected that global warming is happening and called climate science dubious. Disturbingly, huge segments of the US population are still very, very unenlightened to what's going on. They will get more agitated by the Casey Anthony murder trial than by our imploding ecosystem. They aren't totally to blame as the corporate media intentionally filters out news stories that are critical of the military-industrial complex. But in the age of the Internet, (and bookstores & libraries!), there is no excuse for staying in the dark. It's suicidal to be so damn ignorant. The Earth as we know it is dying & few are aware of the critical stage we're in at this time...
We have to save her....
OneLove
:::MME:::
