BEHEMOTH OF THE FORCE OF NATURE TRAPPED IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: THE MELTING ICEBERGS

Giant of the force of nature, glaciers have governed all climatic changes since the Earth was born. Today we have numerous reports from acclaimed climate activists speaking to the facts, just to address our fears. But how far has anyone gone to transcend the extreme barriers of climate and come up with a set of information that can do wonders to save the environment? Global awareness of the climate is increasing, but it is slowing down due to efforts that can get us out of the increase in greenhouse gas emissions, on our part.

My basic understanding of psychology says that we fickle human beings tend to believe alongside anything we can think of under stress. That is what technology and globalization have done to us. But James Balog and his Extreme Ice Survey (EIS), a 2012 effort, knew that this generation needs a real revelation when it comes to the weather.

Alaska, Greenland and Iceland were the three chosen destinations. Heartbreaking time-lapse photography technology that could make tongues wag. White was never so serene, and blue couldn’t be deeper; I was literally chasing him. The shots were magnificent for the photographers; horribly alarming for the world population that survives on planet earth. After all, the public needs to see what effects it has on the weather.

That said, the facts gleaned from this trove of climate data on giant glaciers range from rudimentary nuances to extreme – their effects on rising sea levels. Global warming, despite continuous and deliberate mentions at all levels of human existence, remains like a repeating alarm. It is time to take our mission and vision to a higher level where each person works their bit to reduce their potential contributions to pollution. I do not see any nonsense or reason in the police campaigns of the government and the meteorological agencies. There is something else, as Chasing Ice taught us: an unsustainable will to fulfill your dream and what an ideal human on earth should do to save our home. Save it for the future.

We are on the brink of a critical carbon emissions breakdown that will surely gravitate towards our current generation in less than a century. Crybabies or hot dogs, if they’re still on the fence they have no choice but to take healthier steps into the environment and have others hit the same too.

All I want to convey is that the world needs people like James Balog who understand that our only home, planet earth, is their responsibility. Well, if you haven’t, you should frequent his talks and reports to get a feel for the alarming facts of the melting of the glaciers and, of course, watch the award-winning documentary Chasing Ice.

There has always been something in Chasing Ice. It gives me chills even today when I remember the images of exhaustion. When I saw it on Netflix, all things bounced like a thud. I was touched; It made me reflect on the magnificence and near death of ice at the poles: Earth’s climate control room. His weakening led to mine.

We have a lot to read and see, cry and do nothing about it. But this is not how one is supposed to respond to this data set. A little more responsibility and action; a little less complaints. That’s it. I’m only 20 years old. If it can affect me in an era of unreasonable streaming and content flooding the internet, it can, it has to warm everyone up soon. I am ready to do more than my part. I expect the same from you.