I find the irreparable change of our world to be the most troubling about climate change. The fact that species who are not contributing to this at all are being wiped extinct is so troubling to grapple with. This and the destruction of the world for our future generations that I want to contribute to creating is really troubling.
2. As a public health professional, what do you think needs the greatest attention right now?
Fossil fuels fossil fuels fossil fuels. I think we need to stop fracking, participating in processes that endorse and include big oil, reduce plastic use, and take steps to preserve and reverse the damage on the environment.
3. If you were visiting with a long-lost relative who had never heard about climate change, how would you describe it and its attendant human health and ecological threats?
With the increase in gas emissions from industrialized countries and processes, we are disrupting the earth's ability to breath fully. The gasses are trapped in the atmosphere with the chemical byproducts we put on our plants in them. The gasses trap heat in the atmosphere and melt our icecaps, raise temperatures all over the world and altering our ecosystem. The chemicals in the atmosphere also recirculate into the ecosystem, covering our food products and entering our bodies to disrupt our own biological health. Ultimately, it destroys habitats for animals and our own hormonal systems in our bodies.
I agree with everything you said about climate change. The irreparable change to our world is sad and disappointing, and its all from things that we did to our earth. In today's day in age, we don't need fossil fuels, especially the practice of fracking. Lastly, I love your description of what climate change!
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