Sunday, December 09, 2018

The latest climate assessments by the IPCC and the USA scientists relay a message of urgency. It is long over time to make necessary changes to end greenhouse gas emissions of all kinds. We can do this and we need to do this now.

...It's almost time to say farewell to our glaciers," (click here) Austrian mountain farmer Siggi Ellmauer said, looking at the craggy summits across the Pyhrn valley. After a tour of the nature camp he's building for school kids, Ellmauer talks about how climate change is reshaping his world.
"As a child, I never would have thought they could vanish. Even 20 years ago there were still patches of ice up there on those north-facing slopes. I've watched, we've all watched the glaciers shrink here and across the country," he said.
"When will they all be completely gone?"...
The climate crisis in the year 2018-2019 is about quality of life. In the future, it is about sustainability of life on Earth. We need to get this right and now!