Climate change seems insurmountable. Don’t be discouraged

To the editor: It’s fantastic that the town of Los Angeles has a chief warmth officer to “coordinate planning and response” to the acute warmth occasions that plague us. (“Cities have lengthy made plans for excessive warmth. Are they sufficient in a warming world?” July 9)

The issue of local weather change appears insurmountable at occasions. However we shouldn’t — we are able to’t — be discouraged.

Many extra of us should take motion on the native, state and nationwide ranges. It’s our job to compel our elected leaders and our titans of business to take the required steps to deal with our local weather emergency now.

Many local weather organizations exist already and so they want extra individuals to assist them. Discover a native or nationwide group and take a primary step. Not solely will you have an effect, however you’ll really feel higher too.

Meredith Rose, Pasadena

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To the editor: I simply don’t perceive why the urgency of local weather change isn’t being addressed. Our planet is slowly changing into uninhabitable for people.

As a substitute of coping with the fossil gasoline downside, we’re in search of methods to cope with extra warmth, flooding, fires and on and on. Why?

We have to cease producing fossil fuels now. This isn’t one thing that may wait.

Wendy Legacki, Los Angeles