From totally disturbing to totally exhilarating! In a matter of minutes! Because of what I’m reading in two articles, one after the other. One of the articles about a frightening climate change scenario in a science fiction novel, and the other article about generating water from air.
In the sci-fi novel, people seeking relief from sizzling-hot weather, jump into a lake, only to be parboiled, as the lake overheats. Thank heavens this is only fiction, at least for now, anyway.
But then, in the second article, in the aptly-named news site, ‘The Brighter Side of News’, I’m reading about a ‘solar hydropanel’ that “can pull 10 liters of drinking water per day out of the air.” So, there you have it! And just in the nick of time, because a third article features pictures of Lake Mead’s historically low water level.
So… wondering if we’re going from really bad to something better? Or, maybe, vice versa, I go out back at our place to cool down, so to speak, at our hot barbecue. And the wind’s blowing, just right, causing nearby trees to sway gracefully.
Nature may be a little screwed up, perhaps because of us humans, but who knows, for sure?
But I’ll tell you, that wind in the trees! That’s pure poetry in motion.
Harvey Radin is former senior vice president in charge of corporate communications and media relations, Bank of America Western Region. He makes his home in Redwood City, CA.