Plan a trip to Louisiana, before it disappears.
Each day part of my home disappears.
Every 38 minute, my state loses land equivalent to the size of an American football field.
Since the 1930’s, Louisiana has lost more than 1,900 miles of coastal area.
Ice is melting in other parts of the world and it is causing the sea level to rise at an increasing rate.
Predictions are that because of this climate change the sea level may rise up to 20 inches in the Gulf of Mexico. By the time my grandchildren are old enough to party in the French Quarter, it may not be there.
Mother Earth is crying while she is dying because of us. We need to act. We need to conserve. We need to recycle. We need to park our cars more often and walk when we can. We need to make public transportation safer to use. We need to make sure there will be a place for our grandchildren to live and grow.
What does my home have to do with climate change? The world has changed her climate many times over tens of thousands of years, but this time it is because of us. Climate change causes an increase in the number of hurricanes and their intensity. These hurricanes hit coastal areas. When a disaster affects the Gulf Coast, it affects the entire United States. It affects you.
Please help me save my home and in doing so, you’ll save yours. Educate yourself on where you live and how you can change your lifestyle so that future generations will have a place to live and an environment that can sustain life.
This post is to raise awareness, not only for climate change, but for saving coastal Louisiana. Visit BlogActionDay.com, Change.org, and Levees.org to learn how we can all change how we live, so that we can do our part to raise awareness about climate change.
Here are some videos so that you can see for yourself how man-made environmental changes from yesterday are affecting our climate today and how it is taking my home away from me.
{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }
Amen, Shannon, nice post. I learned a bit about this when I went to New Orleans last year. I really had no idea how badly we human beings had damaged the environment of coastal Louisiana until then. I think anyone traveling to New Orleans should take the time to see the IMAX movie “Hurricane on the Bayou”. It certainly had an impact on me. I hope it’s not too late to reverse that damage, because the thought of a world without New Orleans is really depressing.
Gray´s last blog ..5 Simple Ways Solo Travelers Can Save the Planet
Pretty scary stuff. I lived on the Outer Banks of North Carolina for 10+ years and they, too, are disappearing. Everywhere, I see evidence of man’s attempt to “control” the environment, which always leads to disaster. We need to learn to live with nature, rather than try to control it.
Barbara @ Hole In The Donut Travels´s last blog ..Amazon Reveals New Kindle – Perfect for Travelers
This is becoming more and more an issue for the world. Many Pacific islands are in peril to rising waters and many cities lie in low lands relying on manmade efforts to protect them.
Mark H´s last blog ..Beyond the Bears (Churchill, Canada)
Despite the evidence and the changes going on around the world people are still slow to react. I do hope that as a species we can focus our strengths and adapt before too much is lost.
Anil´s last blog ..Interview With Stephane Pingaud About New Service Cost4Travel
There is no doubt that climate change (along with many other factors) is affecting the planet negatively. The fact that people have their doubts (tens of thousands of scientists have signed petitions to that effect, for example) about the root causes of this climate change is something that should be recognized. I personally believe that we should focus less on blaming humans and focus more on all the things we as a society can and should do. Build sand dunes from Christmas trees, re-duce/use/cycle, plant a tree, get your office building a recycling program, or just buy some coffee mugs from Goodwill and replace the ‘disposable’ styrofoam cups. There are thousands of small things we can each do to make a huge impact. In short, let’s all try to be the best stewards of Earth, no matter what the cause is. Getting hung up on that is just wasting our breath, and you know what I am talking about.
I like Earth; treat her well so our future generations can enjoy her beauty.