Irreversible Changes
When I watch the news, I become concerned about humanity's future, alarmed at the speed of irreversible changes happening to our planet, from global warming to climate change and the possible extinction of plankton and coral reefs. I've witnessed devastating floods in Bangladesh, India, Japan, and China, as well as droughts in the United States, Somalia, and Morocco, displacing thousands of people from their homes. The world is in crisis! According to the most recent United Nations estimates, Earth’s population was 7.9 billion as of 2021. We cannot sustain the lifestyle we enjoy today on a planet with shrinking, finite resources. People are living longer, demanding more, and are rapidly destroying the world’s ecosystems. We've ravaged and poisoned our oceans, burnt or cut down our forests, and squandered our fossil fuels. Whatever future calamities await the human race, they will be life-changing and as inevitable as Death and the rise and fall of the tides.
hunger fuels hate
there's no compassion in greed...
a baby is born
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