A marine
heat-wave
seen
forming
in
the Pacific
Ocean
confuses
global
weather systems
and produces
more intense
drought,
rain,
and flooding,
disrupting hurricane
and monsoon
seasons-
reasons
for extreme
heat
and agricultural
retreat
and failure.
With the coming
Super
El Niño-
the fear
this year
is that a
warming
climate
will exacerbate
an already
monstrous
El Niño fate,
already difficult
to navigate.
With higher
temperatures
expected
this summer,
and weather
systems
becoming
chaotic,
our sclerotic
governmental
attempt
to preempt
disaster
will be tested
faster
than expected.
What to expect
when you’re
expecting
El Niño
in an already
overheated,
defeated,
depleted,
political
climate?
When
an
over reliance
on business
to lead us
without
government
to co-invent
a clean
energy
environment,
we are left
with
insufficient
preparation.
Meanwhile,
AI Data Centers
are being built
without
regulation
as their demand
for water
and electricity
hurts
each nearby
community,
as tech companies
seem to have
immunity
from everything.
Nurturing
is not just
for mothers.
For Mothers’
Day,
I say,
start to be
a citizen
who takes
action
beyond
a ballot.
The climate
is in crisis.
Think of it
like Isis:
we can’t
just
be victims
in waiting.
I know
the threats
to democracy
are
an emergency
we see
playing out
each day.
But this
El Niño
on the way,
is a brutal
warning
of what
global
warming
plus natural
disaster
at a rate
much
faster
than expected
means
when unprotected.
The El Niño
prediction
of infliction
of serious
threat
should get
you to do
what you can
for collective
action.
Building
political will
will require
your energy
and money
for green energy
policies,
and government
assurance
that insurance
will be there
when
and where
it’s needed.
This Mothers’ Day,
I say,
write a letter
to the editor
and/or
your
legislator.
Connect with
another
activator.
Here’s a toolkit
that could fit
most any
climate
issue:
https://www.beyondplastics.org/tools
And here’s a way
(for Mother’s Day)
to contribute
to candidates
to flip the house
towards
climate stewards
(and other helpful
policies):
And working
to pass
reasonable legislation
is the
Citizens Climate
Lobby
organization:
These are just
a few
I hope
you
will explore,
but I implore
you to
do something
for Mothers’ Day,
as
El Niño
is on the way
and the climate
crisis
is already
here.
The antidote
to fear
is action.
Please,
in honor of
your mother
and earth,
your actions
are worth
it.
We can
make progress-
even now,
despite
that monster
threat.
Resiliency
and sustainability
are a possibility
but require
communal responsibility.
Now go
to your room
and do
your homework.
Happy Mothers’
Day!
lou sight 