My world is dying. The mountains burn up and are obscured. Thousands of dead whitefish line the Yellowstone River and the river is closed. Methane, a far worse heat trapper than carbon dioxide, leaks from thousands of old petroleum wells and the melting arctic tundra. As the air heats it traps more water vapor, causing drought here and record floods elsewhere. There are too many humans, and we are fighting each other, which is what mammals and other creatures do when nature can no longer support them. We will die in the billions before a rebalance occurs, along with most other species.

Kelp, one of the important sources of oxygen, is dying in the oceans. Abandoned fishing nets ruin the fisheries. The oceans are filling with lethal plastic and garbage. It will be harder and harder to fill our lungs with good air. Say goodbye because nature is saying goodbye to you and me. I saw the older, cool, fresh, green world; you are too young to know what was and how beautiful it was before human recklessness corrupted it.