I must admit that I am so sad to the point that my soul is weeping for the face the that hates to cry. The recent weather changes we all experience from now on might just make Dr. Chet Snow’s Map a reality (see image below). During the past three years upon moving to Cleveland, I have experienced dramatic changes to the weather that directly affect me although I am far away from the ocean’s currents or torrents. In the past year, the weather in Cleveland was extreme with a polar vortex/near Antarctic temperatures to consistently oppressive 90 degrees weather for all of summer. We even had an earthquake that most people did not feel, but we had one just the same. This is in Cleveland, Ohio mind you and now for the first time in history, window air conditioners line the streets.
What about the people that live near our ocean’s currents, now torrents? What about the islanders who no longer have a place to call home? What about our planet? It appears to me that Dr. Chet’s map is starting to happen. America is both burning and drowning all at the same time. I want to know why. When I imagine the American South without Charleston, South Carolina, I feel perplexed. I cannot imagine life without Charleston, a historical and beloved town near the ocean. The architecture speaks to you with stories of the past, and the greenery sings tales of long ago. I wandered on streets, where my eyes met charming sights each path I took. I realized in this precious place how to accept, know, and understand me better. On this land, my already strong moral compass enveloped me and shortly thereafter, I felt free. I left my self-blame in Charleston and I will never take it back or forgot that. Now this beloved place may no longer exist, if not in this year, then in the ones that will come too soon. Something had to give a long time ago. We are to the point where natural disasters wreak havoc all over the world. My point is this- if we do not begin to protect our planet, we will create a complete alteration of its makeup. That means, many places we love will be consumed by sea or fire. I think that time to act was a long time ago; however we can never go back and undo what has already been done. What we can do is to take better care of and be deserving of a planet that loved us enough to provide for us and sustain existence. If we do not reciprocate this love then we will lose the most precious thing we have….life on this planet Earth.
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