Posts tagged ‘climate change’
#duststorm
Was the dust storm yesterday caused by climate change? It wouldn’t have happened if not for the drought in South Australia (that’s where the dirt came from), which is partially caused by humans, so I’m going to say yes. But it could just be crazy Australian weather.
Part of the east coast of Australia, as viewed from a NASA satellite.
Regardless, the dust storm yesterday was pretty mad! I went to work and everything was fine. Then I looked out the window a few hours later and it looked kinda funny. Then we all looked… and watched as it got dimmer and dimmer. Eventually, looking out the big kitchen windows, which I’ve mentioned before would be awesome for a window farm, you couldn’t see anything at all except dust. You couldn’t see the road or across the river, let alone the clear view down the river we normally have. I had to go out to get my co-workers lunch for her cos she’s allergic to dust. Walking across the bridge later that afternoon wasn’t the smartest idea… my lungs didn’t like that… but the view (or non-view) was pretty cool.
I jumped on twitter when I got home and ran a search for #duststorm. It was a great way to keep up with the news and the pictures. Check theses pics out!
If you want to hear about the dust storm in Sydney, check out this blog post and these cool pics.
Satellite pic from NASA.
Newsflash: Avaaz prioritises climate change
I’m a bit of an online activist. As far as environmentalism goes, I keep up with the latest things Get Up!, Avaaz, change.org and The Wilderness Society are doing via email. I’m a bit of a petition signer. Sometimes I write letters and fill in surveys. Occasionally I rally. I never donate because I can’t afford it, unfortunately.
The latest petition from Avaaz is an important one, I think. Avaaz works to help globally in lots of different ways (attempting to overthrow regimes in Iran and Burma, victims of natural disasters, calling for action on climate change and so on). Avaaz is global, so they have a wide reach. The petition is asking whether they should make climate change activism the priority coming up to the UN climate summit in September and the big event in Copenhagen in December. We really need to get world leaders off their arses, so I think the answer has got to be a resounding YES.
Sign Avaaz's 'Tck Tck Tck' petition to call for action on climate change.
Here’s the scripted email Avaaz is encouraging us to send around.
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Hi,
I’ve just signed a petition urging world leaders to support an ambitious, fair, and binding global climate treaty. Please sign the petition here, and the campaigners at Avaaz will deliver it to leaders at key moments in the build up to December’s vital UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen.
Thanks!
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So dudes, go sign.
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