I heard the "big brown cloud" mentioned on the news a few nights ago. The part of the story that alarmed , or maybe rather, saddened me, was the guy from the UN I think it was, spoke as though it was recent news, like this thing just sudenly appeared. We have been warned about the consequences for DECADES!!! I feel rather insulted government agencies are now making announcements like"we must do something NOW...reduce reuse!!" How about 30 years ago boys?
I had a go at changing the world, a bit of environmental ccampaigning in my younger healthier days( I thought i had contracted asthma, (maybe it's that big brown cloud, making it hard to breath). I never could decide if the guys in power really believed what they were saying, if they truly honestly really didn't think we were being greedy and destroying our children's future. It seemed they did , so I got filled with self-doubt and fear and gave up the fight.
I kinda believe in the chaos theory, the butterfly wing effect. As for asteroids?
My neighbours here grew up in the USA during WW@ and left after the Vietnam War. I was so young when i moved here and met them. They showed me pamphlets they were given as school children," In case of nuclear attack..DUCK and Cover!!
They toild me they had discovered a much more effective method to deal with such an event. I was all ears, willing to learn.
they told me...you bend forward, as far as you can ( u know where this is heading?I didn't. at the time ...lol) put your head between your knees.......and...u can guess the rest!!
I think the same method may be useful for incoming meteorites. One went by about ..I know when the World Cup was on, it amused me they reported it as being "the size of a soccer field" It was the closet one yet and the thing that was a worry is they didn't see it coming..it came from the direction of the sun.
Do you watch "catalyst" Aurora..it was on last night, talking about a new super dooper telescope up and functioning (we hope) by 2007. It shall reveal a lot more to us.
I take this very seriously, but at times feel so powerless to make a difference. Live Better With Less is all i can see to do.
Peace and good luck...don't worry...says she