Hello friends.
First of all, I hope everyone is keeping well, staying safe and STAYING INSIDE. It’s a weird time for a lot of reasons, and one thing that I have been thinking about a lot is the environment.
I’ve been hearing a lot on the news that the environment is recovering around the world as a result of lockdown. For example, in Venice the waters are the clearest that they’ve been in 60 years, and there are (temporary) falls in the level of carbon dioxide and nitrogen oxide in several countries. The main thing that I’ve been thinking about is what happens when we all go back to normal? The planes start flying, we all start driving again, we throw things away because there aren’t any shortages so it’s ok to waste food again? I’m concerned that any positive things (which there are few of during these horrible times) to come out of this time will be lost almost immediately.
Most of the things I’ve written about in this blog have gone a little bit to the wall. It’s so much more important at the moment to get the food that we can, to focus on staying healthy (mentally and physically) and to get our world back to where it should be so that we can take a long hard look at how we dealt with this situation, and grieve for all the people who have lost their lives. However, while I have all this time on my hands, I want to think about climate change so that when we recover, I’ll be ready to bounce back. That means more blog posts!
Firstly, I want to learn more about climate change – the actual science behind it. I have a limited knowledge, and I would like to be able to explain why it all matters. I also want to talk about composting and growing food, as these are two things that I’m new to. I’ll also throw in a few DIY’s for people who have time on their hands (like me ahhhh). I’m sure there will be more topics, and I’m open to suggestions as well!
Lastly, climate change is overwhelming, and coronavirus is overwhelming, therefore it’s difficult to try and think about both. So, I think it’s ok to not be able to think about either for a little while, with the knowledge that at some point, we’ll all be able to bounce back. I sincerely hope that there will come a time when there are no crises.
Take care of yourselves ❤
Sources:
https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/coronavirus/venice-canals-clear-dolphins-swim-italy-lockdown/
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