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September 24, 2020 – 6,935,000 confirmed infections; 201,880 deaths
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September 22, 2022 - 4,016,157 confirmed infections; 102,146 deaths
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Marshall Islands Prime Minister Kausea Natano is racing to save his tiny island nation from drowning by raising it 13 to 16 feet (4 to 5 meters) above sea level through land reclamation.
A friend came over to visit and, unbeknownst to me and Mary, cooked up jalapeños – super-duper hot and spicy Mexican chilies.
In a different room sat Mary, breathing through compromised lungs due to cancer, surgery, and chemo. While experts issue warnings about the eventual uninhabitability of the Marshall Islands, President David Kabua must reconcile the inequity of a seawall built to protect one house that is now flooding another one next door.Read more >>
That is the reality of climate change: Some people get to talk about it from afar, while others must live it every day.
Natano and Kabua tried to show that reality on Wednesday on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly. Together they launched the Rising Nations Initiative, a global partnership aimed to preserve the sovereignty, heritage and rights of Pacific atoll island nations whose very existence have been threatened by climate change.
Natano described how rising sea levels have impacted everything from the soil that his people rely on to plant crops, to the homes, roads and power lines that get washed away. The cost of eking out a living, he said, eventually becomes too much to bear, causing families to leave and the nation itself to disappear.
“This is how a Pacific atoll dies,” Natano said. “This is how our islands will cease to exist.”
Meanwhile, back at the ranch…
A friend came over to visit and, unbeknownst to me and Mary, cooked up jalapeños – super-duper hot and spicy Mexican chilies.
She began coughing.
I began coughing.
I stepped out of the room to ascertain the direction of pungent air and, eyes watering, fell into fevered coughing. My friend appeared unaffected and nonplussed: why the fuss?
In no uncertain terms I made clear to him that he’d created an emergency for Mary then I placed a fan in her room, shut the door, and left him to clear the air.
I’ve never witnessed anyone as desensitized to chilis as this friend. He holds a bottle of Sriracha sauce in his hand when he eats and dollops at least half a teaspoonful of the incendiary liquid on each fork- or spoonful before swallowing.
Apparently, he’s been eating super-spicy sauces since he was a teenager. The only effect I discern? He commandeers the bathroom more than anyone else I’ve ever known, woman or man.
Progress. (It’s difficult to hear your bestie insist on preferring to die than live with a future peppered with chemo and/or radiation and/or immunotherapy.)
SF Bay Area:
Sunrise: 6:57am
Sunset: 7:05pm
KZN, South Africa:
Sunrise: 5:49am
Sunset: 5:55pm
In no uncertain terms I made clear to him that he’d created an emergency for Mary then I placed a fan in her room, shut the door, and left him to clear the air.
I’ve never witnessed anyone as desensitized to chilis as this friend. He holds a bottle of Sriracha sauce in his hand when he eats and dollops at least half a teaspoonful of the incendiary liquid on each fork- or spoonful before swallowing.
Apparently, he’s been eating super-spicy sauces since he was a teenager. The only effect I discern? He commandeers the bathroom more than anyone else I’ve ever known, woman or man.
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Mary video conferenced with her oncologist yesterday and described her reactions to her first chemo session. According to the oncologist, the symptoms she experienced – nausea and fatigued – and their duration, indicate what she can expect from future sessions. That cheered up Mary. Yes, those 4 to 5 days were tough, but after the conversation with the oncologist she stopped talking about her impending death and began talking about which meds would best alleviate symptoms. Progress. (It’s difficult to hear your bestie insist on preferring to die than live with a future peppered with chemo and/or radiation and/or immunotherapy.)
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Happy Fall/Autumn or Spring Equinox!SF Bay Area:
Sunrise: 6:57am
Sunset: 7:05pm
KZN, South Africa:
Sunrise: 5:49am
Sunset: 5:55pm
