BOCA RATON – Nov. 20, 2019. Residents had the opportunity to attend a presentation by one of their own City Council members, Monica Mayotte. After letting us know, “I am not here tonight as your Council member” but rather someone committed to “Tackle the Climate Crisis” and doing so mostly by being a mentor and teacher. Residents in the audience agreed with her statement: “we need more elected officials that understand the climate crisis,” as they are the one’s to pass legislation to regulate and combat sources of greenhouse gases.
It is said, “think globally, act locally.” Councilwoman Mayotte’s presentation accomplished educating those in attendance of the devastating results of the unabated continuation of “burning fossil fuels” both globally and here at home in Boca Raton. One illustration for example showed that: “Enough solar energy reaches Earth each and every hour to fill all the world’s energy for a full year.”
Three questions were proposed:
- Must we change? 2) Can we change? 3) Will we change?
Monica both explained and projected pictures of the effects of burning these fossil fuels, whether it be in the North Pole where it recently has been 50° hotter than normal, an Arctic experiencing “midwinter heatwaves,” or California’s ‘fire season’ being 105 days longer [now] than in 1970 and a South Florida, including Boca Raton, with more frequent and worse ‘sunny day’ flooding. Concluding that disturbing the “natural greenhouse effect” by burning of fossil fuels creates a climate which is: “The #1 threat to global economy.” This of course threatens world peace and stability.
Monica both explained and projected pictures of the effects of burning these fossil fuels, whether it be in the North Pole where it recently has been 50° hotter than normal, an Arctic experiencing “midwinter heatwaves,” or California’s ‘fire season’ being 105 days longer [now] than in 1970 and a South Florida, including Boca Raton, with more frequent and worse ‘sunny day’ flooding. Concluding that disturbing the “natural greenhouse effect” by burning of fossil fuels creates a climate which is: “The #1 threat to global economy.” This of course threatens world peace and stability.
Call to Action:
- www.24HoursOfReality.org
- Check out www.climaterealityproject.org/training for the next training location
- Check out your property’s vulnerability to sea level rise at: https://floodiq.com/
