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Any hope for the future?

  • Writer: Barry Alder
    Barry Alder
  • Aug 14, 2024
  • 1 min read

Updated: Feb 13

Scene of a burnt-out trash yard.
It's not looking good

I’m starting a new novel about how future climate changes will affect people. It will feature four different sets of people in North America and will have vignettes of situations from other parts of the globe.


In my research, as I want the science to be as accurate as possible, I’ve uncovered several disturbing situations. I’ve also been watching the news about climate and weather incidents. Regrettably, I’ve also seen a lot of items that, while not climate related, could very well be in the not-so-distant future.


What I’ve come to realize is that humanity is incredibly short-sighted and stupid. None of our “leaders” seems to want to tackle the big problems facing us. They argue over “wording” in climate change reduction talks without committing to any real action. They ignore some of the root causes of climate change, and they, from my viewpoint anyway, seem more interested in just keeping their jobs. This is especially true of some of the dictatorial types.


Unfortunately, the common populace doesn’t seem interested in making any real changes either. Some of the reasons I can understand. It’s tough to take action on something in the future when you’re worried about feeding your family in the here and now.


I’ll be exploring some of these themes in the novel.


I’ll keep you posted on it’s progress.

 
 
 

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