When the Sea Gods Turn Away
My Farewell to 2024
Nothing else expresses better the deeply personal and emotional experience of climate change than this quote. It’s a raw reminder of lives disrupted and vanished landscapes. It is more than a story of loss; it is a call to reflect and act, as we face an uncertain future shaped by a changing climate.
This is my farewell to 2024.
“I heard them say it’s global warming. I left school and ran away to go fishing, so now I don’t know what’s global warming, but the rains don’t come when it’s supposed to, the winds have changed. Maybe we offended the sea gods, I don’t know, but now I have to move my family inland."_Siri James, Papua New Guinea
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The reality of climate refuges is real and it’s only going to get worse. I feel for all those who had their lives upended already, and those who will soon have to pack up their life and find another place to rebuild what they have lost.