So, a lake in Arizona suffered a 100% loss of its fish population. Well, that doesn’t sound normal. Severe drought and mandatory water releases from a nearby dam are the culprits.
Elsewhere, Katy Tur catalogued a number of water issues and heat-related abnormalities which, let’s face it, aren’t abnormal anymore. Lack of snow for run-off, low water levels in the Colorado River, on which 40 million depend, including farmers who won’t be plowing and planting for the foreseeable future. Apparently, there’s a large current system in the Atlantic Ocean that’s about ready to collapse, and an unusually powerful El Nino is taking shape.
Sadly, we are nowhere near ready to deal with any of this. All of these things and more have been threatening us for a while. The foundation started eroding long before the Trump disaster began unfolding. But I have to believe that this administration’s total disregard for the environment can’t be helping. Other than grassroots efforts, there’s no momentum in the direction of addressing the obvious challenges before us, and it’s beginning to look like the window of opportunity is closing quicker than predicted.
This is shaping up to be an apocalyptic summer, and Donald Trump and company couldn’t care less.
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