UH’s Dr Chip Fletcher Presented Spectacular but Devastating Climate Crisis Report
8/16/19 #kihei #climatechange #climatecrisis
If you do not take the opportunity to attend these frequent free evening events – “Sea Talk” – in Maalaea each month, maybe you should. Last evening the acclaimed educator and researcher from UH at Manoa, Chip Fletcher, offered a visually enthralling, educating and entertaining presentation. We expect it would have been so wherever presented, but it was truly enhanced at the “Globe”, the new dome theater at the Maui Ocean Center (MOC).
Full of history of the world climate and glimpses into the potential dire future, it was, in a way, very depressing and offered little hope, as our species seems hell-bent on world wide destruction by refusing to make reasonable choices and changes. It offered numerous actions that could begin to “turn the tide”, but sea level rise, jet stream alterations, coral reef destruction, mega storms, record breaking heat, water shortages, population migrations and much more are already here.
He left the attentive audience with the single most important action we could take: go to a plant based diet.
The closing MOC announcement was that the next free public event is Aug 21, 2019 at 6 PM, a panel discussion concerning the Lahaina injection well situation, and the County’s decision to take the matter to the US Supreme Count later this year. Do not miss that one.
Discover more from Kihei Community Association | Maui, Hawaii
Subscribe to get the latest posts to your email.
What were the reasons for the plant based diet. I was surprised to read this piece of the article. Thanks!!
We understood Dr Fletcher’s reasoning is that world wide cattle breeding contributes in many ways to climate change. It is generally accepted that A single cow, on average, releases 70 to 120 kgs of methane per year. Worldwide, there are approximately 1.5 billion cows and bulls, each emitting that much methane. Methane is 23 times more harmful than carbon dioxide. Also, when methane mixes with oxygen in the atmosphere, gradually, it transforms into carbon dioxide. Add to this that rain forests like Brazil, and being clear cut & burned openly to allow more pasture land for even more cattle. Some believe this makes cows the major, but certainly not the only factor.
Individuals eliminating beef from the diet reduces need for cows. That was what we took from his suggestion to concerned Maui residents
Thanks for the reply, Mike!