To the editor: That is what local weather change seems like — “eyeball-stinging warmth.” Our planet has not been this scorching in 125,000 years. (“Southern California bakes beneath one other day of scorching warmth, fires and smog,” July 17)
So why are we not screaming “sufficient”? Why aren’t we figuring out the culprits — coal, oil and gasoline firms — and demanding they cease producing fuels which can be actually killing us?
The local weather disaster is a fossil gas disaster. Too many information articles like this one fail readers by no more prominently connecting the dots to the fossil gas business.
Eighty p.c of all of the vitality used on the earth immediately comes from fossil fuels, but reasonably priced clear vitality like photo voltaic and wind is available to interchange them. By deceit, deception and delay, this business and its political allies use their energy to guard this pernicious enterprise.
Governments should cease subsidizing these fuels, energy the grid with clear vitality, velocity allowing for renewable vitality, put money into more healthy forests and tax fossil gas firms on their carbon air pollution.
Robert Taylor, Santa Barbara
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To the editor: Warmth! It’s within the title of two lead tales in Tuesday’s print version, and they’re linked. Dying and harm from extreme rain is in two different articles within the first two pages, and sure, they’re additionally linked.
Nobody excessive climate occasion is solely as a result of local weather change. Nevertheless, the frequency and severity of warmth, droughts, wildfires, extra rain and different damaging climate incidents are a part of our new local weather sample, and it’s more and more a menace to all of us.
To handle this, we should take fast motion to drastically curb our greenhouse gasoline emissions.
The Inflation Discount Act locations a worth on methane, and that’s nice, but it surely’s not sufficient. We’d like a worth on carbon. Begin small and improve it over time, permitting companies to regulate and begin now.
We are able to additionally work on applied sciences like reasonably priced electrical autos and carbon seize. However first, let’s assault the basis of the issue, which is our reliance on fossil fuels.
Melissa Waters, Laguna Niguel
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To the editor: My solely query to these affected by 125-degree warmth is what a part of “Dying Valley” don’t you perceive?
Jack Wolf, Westwood
