Hurricane Irma, “the most powerful Atlantic hurricane ever recorded” is devastating the Caribbean as I write.
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“Fueled by warm ocean waters and fulfilling some of the most ominous predictions from climate scientists who warned that powerful storms would occur with increasing frequency and intensity, a “ferocious” Hurricane Irma slammed into the islands of Barbuda and Antigua early Wednesday morning as the most powerful Category 5 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean.” From Common Dreams, 6 September 2017
Global warming is real and very frightening to me. As I have written in previous posts lately, weather here in New York City is significantly warmer than it was 40 years ago. And these fierce storms in the Caribbean are even more disastrous than anything we have seen here, so far at least.
It frightens me to see so little response to these changes. We could, as Paris has done (not for climate reasons so far as I know, however) ban automobile traffic in parts or all of our major cities. We have excellent public transportation here in New York, but many people still drive their cars. Worse perhaps, the number of taxis in this city is astronomical.
I do think that there may be some fewer automobiles here than forty years ago and fewer than in the rest of the country. I read that in 2015 there were only about 0.6 vehicles for every household in New York City — the least of any city nationally.
Even so, why should there be any cars? When will we make steps toward preserving our planet? Will the Earth be habitable for my great grandchildren?
