Environmental concern
The devastation wrought by the back-to-back hurricanes along the warm Gulf of Mexico waters with more likely to follow soon were the direct consequence of the wrongs that we, the planet-dwellers continue to slap on mother nature so mindlessly. It is more than focused now how insignificant and helpless we human beings are before the fury of nature. It is a wake- up call for us to live before long in harmony with nature's protocol. Consumer conservatives lulled into immediate comforts or benefits must no longer drag their feet to drastically limit carbon emission to rein in global warming which has turned out this moment a genuine planetary emergency.
We, however, need to shun country - specific attitude and prioritise actions to tackle environmental concerns of our dear planet that shelters life ungrudgingly, if not indulgently, from the standpoint of one humankind. For, Earth is our home, irreplaceable and non-negotiable at any price.
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