I have used the newly developed time machine to travel 5,000
years into the future. Is now May 6, 7010 and I stand near what used to be
Miami Beach Florida. The city was abandoned about 2000 years ago when sea
levels kept increasing and overtook the city infrastructure. Now Miami Beach is
completely submerged under sea water, you can only see some of the tallest
buildings that haven’t yet collapsed.
Credit: Nickolay Lamm. Data: Climate Central
I visited the state public library as well as University of
Miami to collect information and account to what might’ve happened. Based on
documentaries and archived journals kept by scientist, I was able to piece
together the events that brought us to this situation. Year after year
geologist, glaciologist and the science community, conducted studies and
experiments providing factual data and ultimately proving that the burning of
fossil fuels was the major contributor to elevated CO2 levels in our
atmosphere.
Photograph: Stringer/Reuters
C02 levels are now 194 ppm. That’s an increased
of 12 ppm from the year 2010. The science community warned our government and
the public, but national leaders were skeptic and were more concerned about the
national economy thus global warming issues took at back sit. Even though scientific
research showed that we could not depend on terrestrial biosphere for balancing
the excess of CO2 and such increase would have direct consequences
on the greenhouse effect, no action was taken on reducing fossil fuel burning.
The lack of action in regulating anthropogenic effects prevented
a mini ice age from taking place. As the glaciers kept melting, sea water
levels kept increasing, ultimately overtaking our costal cities.
I have found documentation of a global movement for earth
conservation called “Saving Our Planet”. It was mandated by the united nations and
started around the year 6710. New laws
have been passed to limit the consumption of fossil fuels and transition to
alternate sources of energy.
It took thousands of years and devastating consequences for us to grow
a conscience and take appropriate measures to conserve our planet. As I travel
back I can only hope that my voice is heard and my findings are proof enough,
and maybe, prevent all this from ever happening.
Credit: Nickolay Lamm. Data: Climate Central
Sources:
www.climatecentral.org
www.theguardian.com
Sources:
www.climatecentral.org
www.theguardian.com
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