|
Wednesday, 28 May 2008 |
|
In my song "Los Angeles" there's a line that goes:
there's a river flowing over me
a subtle kind of knowing
that soon we all may be refugees
The following article describes in literal terms what I was trying to convey. The notion that our planet, due to our harmful mismanagement, is creating a new type of refugee -- one displaced by climactic disruptions:
Chew on this word, jargon lovers. Envirogee.
It carries more 21st century buzz than its semi-official
designation climate refugee, which is a displaced individual who has
been forced to migrate because of environmental devastation. Maybe the
buzzword will catch on faster and shed some much-needed light on what
will become a serious problem, probably by the end of this or the next
decade. That light is crucial, because so far envirogees haven't been
fully recognized by those who certify the civil liberties of Earth's
various populations, whether that is the United Nations or local and
national governments whose people are increasingly on the move for a
whole new set of devastating reasons.
In short, immigration is about to enter a new phase, which
resembles an old one with a 21st century twist. For thousands of years,
humanity has fled across Earth's surface fearing instability and in
search of sustainability. But that resource war has kicked into
overdrive thanks to our current climate crisis - a manufactured war
with its own clock.
The rest of the story.
|