While Baja and Southern California receive torrential rain, a 100 year drought snarls traffic, with 200 cargo ships waiting to pass, through the Panama Canal because there’s not enough fresh water to fill the channel from freshwater lakes.

Climate change will affect us in ways we can’t imagine. We must end fossil fuel subsidies and new drilling now.

@georgetakei An article in Nature magazine on how climate scientists are dealing with grief inspired me to revisit my personal discovery of the importance of imagination in education and our lives. "IMAGINATION SAVES" Medium link in the Mastodon.social post below.
https://mastodon.social/@maggiewashburne/110922841794596926
@maggiewashburne @georgetakei I guess you were talking about Kimberly R. Miner's column? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02619-0
I’m a climate scientist. Here’s how I’m handling climate grief

Researchers must find personal ways to cope with impending losses — one way is by taking small solutions-oriented actions, says Kimberley R. Miner.

@Linza @georgetakei Yes, it was cited in the essay. Thanks for clarifying. Empathy is incredibly important for solving problems.