Week 8 - Global Warming

It is the year 7010 and here I am in the city of Las Angeles, if that’s even what it is still referred to, it is a bit hard to tell from my observations. I’m not sure how I woke up to this, but I know I need to record as much information I can to remember what I witnessed, that is if I can go back to 2018 somehow.  Between the San Andres Fault, constant fires, and years of droughts, it was hard to determine what the future of California would hold, and it wasn’t necessarily good. Being here now, after having the ability to travel over 5000 years into the future there is definite climate shift that has occurred. Interestingly, as predicted LA is now adjacent to San Francisco, who would have thought? Despite large theory, California has not fallen into the depths of the ocean. The firm crust of the state lays upon two tectonic plates (USGS). Another observation I immediately made was the lack of land and endless amounts of ocean that exists where I once stood, now buried by hundreds of feet of water stretching out. California is no longer necessarily a state, but an island. It is hard to say what it is like elsewhere in the world (considering what may or may not be left of it). The atmosphere is also drastically different, I don't know how to explain it. I know California is known for its fog, but this is like nothing I've experienced before, it hurts to breathe and feels like I can't get enough air. We can blame mother nature, but realistically, we must begin to heavily consider and factor in the consequences of the earth directly from humans. It is evident that if we do not drastically make changes now, the future of earth may include unpleasant surprises. Though the future of geology is challenging enough to predict as it is, if we take action to improve the atmosphere and care for the earth, we can avoid otherwise further destruction to the earth. 

USGS. Will California Eventually Fall into the Ocean. https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/will-california-eventually-fall-ocean?qt-news_science_products=0#qt-news_science_products